The higher and ordinary Leaving Certificate business papers were "nice", while the Junior Certificate German paper was an "approachable exam", according to teachers.

More than 131,000 students began their Leaving and Junior certificate examinations this morning.

Boxes of exam papers arrived at secondary schools around the country ahead of the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams.

The first ever common level junior cycle music exam was engaging and offered a good variety of questions, according to music teacher Áine Balfe. “It was a really engaging paper with great ...

The updated Junior Cycle exam papers continue to draw comment, both positive and negative, from teachers. Teachers’ Union of Ireland representative Mairéad Tompkins commented very favourably on ...

A teacher has given their initial reaction to Junior Cert Irish papers for higher and ordinary level which students completed on Thursday.

“Happy out” is how some students described their reactions to this year’s English exam at both higher and ordinary levels. English was also the first State exam in Junior Cycle on Wednesday.