Colm O'Regan: I’d like to bring some mini-subjects to the Leaving Cert — how about Cop On and Driver Etiquette?

There would be modules on driver etiquette, how not to drive up my hole, acknowledging when someone lets you out. Indicators

Colm O'Regan: "This year, the final exam is on Tuesday, June 24. While all their friends are out earning and driving lorries, spare a thought for those doing Japanese, Politics and Society, Religious Education, or Applied Mathematics." Picture: Chani Anderson.

The first Wednesday after the June bank holiday. That date is indelibly printed on my mind.

The Leaving Cert timetable is one of those understated design classics. A tall page with the department logo on the top of it. LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION in bold, along with the small print, in stern Times New Roman.