Over 136,000 students to sit their Junior and Leaving cert exams

The Leaving and Junior Cycle exams kick off on Wednesday morning with English up first for both cohorts.

More than 136,000 students will sit this years State Examinations which run from today until the 25th of June.

The majority of this years Leaving Cert students would’ve been in second year when they entered hybrid learning due to the pandemic.

Students are being advised to know their timetables and be sure to eat well over the next three weeks.

The Teachers Union of Ireland President, David Waters, says the students have already overcome lots of challenges.

“For this particular cohort, they are one of the Covid years. For students, sometimes we don’t give them enough credit for how resilient they can be.

“They have overcome quite a stressful period already, so they have that in their back pocket, and they should remember that.”

ASTI President, Geraldine O’Brien says aftercare is very important.

“They will feel exhausted. It is important for them to take some tie for themselves,…