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Sleep and the Leaving Cert: Why Late Nights Cost More Than They Gain

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: October 25, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

A parent stopped me after a talk in a school last year and said her son was studying until one in the morning and his results were going backwards. She…

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Higher or Ordinary Level: How Irish Families Should Actually Make the Call

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: October 11, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

Every October and every February the same conversation happens in Irish kitchens. Should she stay at higher level, or drop. It is one of the few decisions in the Leaving…

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The New Leaving Certificate Explained for Parents: What Additional Assessment Components Actually Mean

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: September 20, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

If your child started fifth year in September 2025, they are in the first group to sit the redeveloped Leaving Certificate in June 2027, and a large part of their…