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Kilkenny students urged to be safe this August

The No Name Club, located in Newpark Shopping Centre on the outskirts of Kilkenny City, have created a 'Tips for Safer Socialising' guide to offer helpful and practical advice to Leaving Cert students who decide to drink alcohol when celebrating the ...

17 Aug 2023 at 15:15

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Discuss alcohol misuse with teens ahead of exam results, says Drinkaware

Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, are appealing to parents to talk to their school-leaving children about alcohol habits as they begin their journey into college life. With over a third (34%) of ...

12 Aug 2019 at 11:42

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Kilkenny students urged to be safe this August

18 Aug 2023 at 17:15

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Here's how many students in Kilkenny will be sitting Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams

Over 1,000 students in Kilkenny - 518 girls and 525 boys - will sit their Leaving Certificate examinations this summer, with the first exams beginning tomorrow (Wednesday). A further 1,171 students here will sit their Junior ...

05 Jun 2018 at 13:16

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Kilkenny students can avail of Leaving Cert results freephone helpline

A phone helpline staffed by qualified guidance counsellors will be in operation on Leaving Cert results day for students receiving their exam results. The day and CAO offers time can be a fraught time for many students and ...

29 Jul 2019 at 17:05

Mental health support group launched to help students deal with exam stress

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Mental health support line launched to help students deal with exam stress

A free mental health support group to help students cope with stress from sitting the Leaving Certificate and college exams has been launched. Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has announced that it is launching ...

03 Jun 2022 at 11:19

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Leaving Cert results: Kilkenny parents urged to discuss exam celebrations with children

Hundreds of local students will be celebrating their Leaving Cert results tonight, having collected them earlier today. Drinkaware are appealing to parents to discuss any exam celebration plans with their children. ...

16 Aug 2017 at 17:51

National News

School exams rethink sought amid Covid disruption

Calls are growing for a rethink of how school exams are to be held in Ireland this year, amid concerns about the disruption students have faced. However, one leading teachers’ union has insisted that “traditional” ...

10 Jan 2022 at 15:25

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Leaving Certificate should be scrapped, Labour spokesman says

The Leaving Certificate should be “abolished”, Labour’s education spokesman has said. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the exam system is “one of the biggest mental health strains” on young people. Ó Ríordáin, a former ...

15 May 2024 at 15:02

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Leaving and Junior Cert underway as over 130,000 students expected to sit exams

The Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Junior Cycle are underway today (Wednesday June 8) as over 130,000 candidates are expected to sit the examinations. Exams will be held for 131,431 ...

08 Jun 2022 at 10:25

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All smiles at Kilkenny schools as students open their Leaving Cert results

It was all smiles at local schools this morning as the long wait came to an end for 1,025 students in Kilkenny collecting their Leaving Certificate results. At Scoil Aireagail in Ballyhale, results were ...

15 Aug 2018 at 12:00

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The amount of Leaving Cert students who have had results withheld for cheating revealed

A total of 39 Leaving Cert students have had their results permanently withheld for cheating, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has confirmed. This includes full results withheld, or marks ...

07 Sept 2023 at 11:00

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