The Leaving Certificate will see major changes under plans announced by the Minister for Education on Tuesday.

Written exams will be worth no more than 60% of a student's final grade, while students entering Senior Cycle in September 2023 will sit Paper One in English and Irish at the end of fifth year, instead of at the end of sixth year. 

ASTI President Eamon Dennehy and Emer Neville from the Irish Second Level Students Union joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

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