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Leaving Cert Reaction: Paper 1 was a real English paper

English teacher Clodagh Havel from the Institute of Education reviews the Leaving Cert Higher Level English exam. View the exam papers here too!

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Study Hub: Get all your Leaving Cert 2026 exam tips here!

Get all the Study Hub 2026 content for Leaving Cert students in one place here - exam tips, notes and more!

Leaving Cert 2026 • 20 hrs

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Study Hub 2026: Looking at the Leaving Cert Spanish paper

The Leaving Cert countdown continues with Study Hub 2026. Here, David looks at the Spanish exam with Imelda Colum from Finn Valley College in Donegal.

Leaving Cert Spanish • 30 May

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Study Hub 2026: Leaving Cert Economics exam advice

Study Hub 2026 - part of Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio 1 - looks at Leaving Cert Economics with Ray Silke, Economics teacher at Coláiste Iognáid in Galway.

Leaving Cert 2026 • 25 May

Study Hub 2026 guest Aisling Kearns Geography teacher sits posing in front a blue wall and white board in a classroom

Study Hub 2026: Top tips to map out Leaving Cert Geography

Aisling McKean has exam tips and extra notes for Leaving Cert Geography students on Study Hub 2026.

Leaving Cert Geography • 22 May

Music Lecturer Susan McCormick speaking in studio for Study Hub 2026 - a half and half image with a blue graphic on one side.

Study Hub 2026: It's time to face Leaving Cert Music

Dr Susan McCormick from Trinity College Dublin is here to help all you Leaving Cert Music students on Study Hub 2026 - part of Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio 1.

Leaving Cert Music • 29 May

Irish Teacher Seadhan de Paoire in studio for Study Hub with a blue graphic on one half of the image with the words Study Hub 2026.

Study Hub 2026: What to study for Leaving Cert Irish

Irish teacher and examiner Séadhan De Poire is here with Leaving Cert Irish exam tips and advice on Study Hub 2026 - part of Today with David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio 1.

Leaving Cert • 29 May

Katie Lenehan from The Dublin Academy of Education has great exam tips for Spanish students.

Leaving Certificate Spanish exam tips with Katie Lenehan

Study Hub guest Katie Lenehan from The Dublin Academy of Education has great exam tips for Leaving Cert Spanish.

Leaving Cert Spanish • 08 May

Séadhan De Poire from the Dublin Academy of Education has top tips for Leaving Cert Irish.

Leaving Cert Irish: Exam tips with Múinteoir Séadhan

Study Hub guest Séadhan De Poire from the Dublin Academy of Education is here with tips and guidance for students sitting Higher Level Leaving Cert Irish.

Leaving Cert Irish • 11 May

Irish teacher Cass Ní Chionnaith poses in front of a blank backdrop.

Leaving Cert Irish Oral exam study tips with Cass Ní Chionnaith

Irish teacher Cass Ní Chionnaith is here with study tips for the Leaving Cert Irish Oral exam.

Irish Oral Exam • 29 Mar

CAO Options: Advice from Guidance Counsellor Róisín O'Donohoe

Guidance Counsellor Róisín O'Donohoe's top 5 things to know about CAO Options before you consider your next steps.

CAO Options • 08 Sep 25

Louisa Tyrrell was "a ball of nerves" as 10am drew closer.

Leaving Cert Diary: Results day reaction with Louisa

The Leaving Cert Diary series returns to catch up with Louisa on results day.

Leaving Cert Diary • 23 Aug 25

Leaving Cert Results 2025: 10 Things Students Need To Know

Leaving Cert Results 2025. Here are 10 Things Students Need To Know with Guidance Counsellor Róisín O'Donohoe

Leaving Cert Results • 22 Aug 25

Watch: How to check and accept a CAO Offer

Here are two explainer videos for Leaving Cert students on how to check and accept a CAO Offer.

CAO Offers • 08 Sep 25

Michaela says: "Finishing the Leaving Cert still feels surreal."

Leaving Cert Diary: Michaela looks back on the highs and lows

Galway-based Michaela looks back on her Leaving Cert experience as part of the Leaving Cert Diary 2025 series.

Leaving Cert 2025 • 21 Jun 25

Lidiia shares her Leaving Cert experience.

Exam Diary: Lidiia signs off for Leaving Cert 2025

Leaving Cert Diary • 23 Jun 25

Michaela smiled when she opened the Music paper today.

Leaving Cert Diary 2025: Michaela faced the music and smiled

Leaving Cert Music • 19 Jun 25

Sammy says students neeeded some luck in Leaving Cert Physics.

Leaving Cert Diary: Students sat more science exams today

Leaving Cert Diary • 18 Jun 25

Leaving Cert Diary: Adiós to Ag Science and Spanish

Leaving Cert 2025 • 17 Jun 25

Lidiia sat Ukrainian as a non-curriculum language.

Leaving Cert Diary: How was the first Ukrainian exam paper?

Leaving Cert • 16 Jun 25

Leaving Cert Diary: These students are closed for Business

Leaving Cert • 12 Jun 25

Leaving Cert Diary: History and French are finished

In this entry to our Leaving Cert Diary, our contributors look back on Leaving Cert French and History.

Leaving Cert • 11 Jun 25

Leaving Cert Reaction: History was a tricky paper

Here is reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate History (Higher Level) by Stephen Tonge, History teacher at The Institute of Education - with exam papers to download.

Leaving Cert History • 11 Jun 25

Michaela let out a sigh of relief when she opened the Biology paper today.

Leaving Cert Diary: We say slán to Irish and goodbye Biology!

Leaving Cert • 11 Jun 25

Rónán is looking forward to Irish Paper 2.

Leaving Cert Diary: Irish Paper 1 and 100% of Maths is done!

Leaving Cert Diary 2025 • 13 Jun 25