That, at least, is how the Leaving Cert has been seen by generations of students. This year, however, many candidates and their parents worry that the exams are playing out across a very uneven ...

Ever since I sat that old Irish rite of passage, that traumatising end exam of formal education: Ye Olde Leaving Certificate.Most students go through this process, and most will be having nightmares ...

Is your child doing their Leaving Cert in June? Probably a bit stressed working towards the endgame? The whole house on tenterhooks? It’s a very tough exam, lots of us still have dreams about it.