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Leaving Cert: Guide launched to help Laois students know their rights as tenants

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Leaving Cert: Guide to help Laois students know their rights as tenants

New research from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has found that 58% of students are spending between €256 and €500 a month on rent. According to the survey, 36% of students have no income to cover the monthly costs associated with their ...

15 Aug 2017 at 12:21

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Leaving Cert: New grading system offers an 'incentive and safety net' says Portlaoise Principal

The new leaving certificate grading system provided an incentive and a safety net for students doing their Leaving Certificate this year according to one Portlaoise Principal. Maura Murphy is Principal of Portlaoise CBS and said the new ...

16 Aug 2017 at 13:11

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Leaving Cert options on the negotiation table may give students choices on a two track system confirms Minister Foley

Following a series of intensive engagements of the sub-group of the Advisory Group of stakeholders on planning for the State examinations, including a further meeting held today, Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced a ...

05 Feb 2021 at 22:12

National News

Leaving Certificate fails to prepare students for future challenges

The Leaving Certificate is failing to prepare students for future challenges, TDs have been told. Education experts and business leaders told politicians at an Oireachtas committee meeting that a new reformed Leaving Certificate is ...

01 Dec 2021 at 12:34

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New courses available for Laois people aimed at upskilling and reskilling

Thousands of free higher education places are available to people this year under Springboard+. The government programme, run by the Higher Education Authority, is aimed at upskilling and reskilling jobseekers to work in growing ...

15 Aug 2017 at 11:41

National News

REVEALED: Leaving Certificate Examination results date 2022

The State Examinations Commission (SEC), intends to issue the 2022 Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied examination results to candidates on Friday 2 September. Details of the arrangements for the 2022 ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:15

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More than 56,000 applicants offered college course place

More than 56,000 applicants were given an offer of a college place on Wednesday afternoon. The Central Applications Office (CAO) issued 83,369 round one offers to a total of 56,571 applicants – split across courses ...

28 Aug 2024 at 14:39

National News

System for allocating college places ‘not the worst’, minister says

Ireland’s system for allocating college places is “not the worst”, the Higher Education Minister has said. Patrick O’Donovan defended the Central Applications Office (CAO) process as more than 56,000 applicants ...

28 Aug 2024 at 16:44

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A Laois leisure centre has a generous offer for stressed Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exam students

All the experts advise study breaks and light exercise to stressed Leaving Cert exam students, and one leisure centre bordering Laois and Offaly is making it even easier for the poor souls. Portarlington ...

09 Jun 2017 at 15:12

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Part of Leaving Cert reform shelved as education sector ‘grapples with AI’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring both benefits and challenges for State exams, the Education Minister has said as she shelved teacher-based assessments due to the potential impacts of the new ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:56

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Record number of students begin Leaving and Junior Cert exams at schools in Ireland and Libya

A record number of students are due to begin their higher level examinations today (June 7). According to the State Examinations Commission (SEC), 135,033 candidates are sitting Leaving ...

07 Jun 2023 at 10:24

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Laois parents warned of drug and alcohol risks amid Leaving Cert celebrations

Across the country, over 65,000 Leaving Cert students are receiving their results on Friday, with 437,710 individual exam results expected to be issued. Over 1,024 of these Leaving ...

22 Aug 2025 at 13:23

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