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Phones, Focus and the Exam Year: What Actually Works in Irish Homes

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: October 18, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

Ask any Irish parent of a Leaving Certificate student what the biggest obstacle in the house is and you will get the same one word answer. The phone. I run…

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Study Smarter for the Junior Cycle: What Actually Changes After Third Year

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: October 16, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

What changes after third year isn't the subject matter so much as the stakes and the pace. The study habits that got a student through Junior Cycle comfortably often aren't…