Fewer than 20 students who sat the Junior Cert examination this year have not been given their exam results over fears they may have cheated.

Girls tended to receive better grades than boys in most Junior Cert subjects again this year, data from the State Examinations Commission (SEC) shows.

Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words that words alone simply can’t.

One in ten students - or 4,000 pupils- have failed their higher level history examination in the Junior Certificate- one of the highest fail rates in any subject.

Gardaí have urged students and their parents to be mindful about the dangers of drinking and taking drugs as nearly 65,000 students receive their Junior Certificate results today.

Almost 65,000 students are set to receive their Junior Certificate examinations results today.

Congratulations have been extended to almost 64,500 students nationwide who are set to receive their Junior Cert results today.

Junior Cert results are to be delayed by three weeks this year as the marking of Leaving Cert appeals are prioritised.

Students have reacted with upset and frustration to the listening section of the higher level Leaving Cert Spanish exam, which they said included “mumbling”, “cut-off sentences” and “skipped in parts”.

An “engaging” German exam heralded the much-anticipated end of exams for many Junior Cert students across the country today.

The higher-level home economics paper included a very challenging question on diabetes that was more suitable for Leaving Cert level, teachers have said.

Questions about corporation tax, online shopping, a proposed ‘latte levy’, industrial relations at Ryanair, and contactless payments were among the 'everyday' topics spread across this year’s Junior Cert Business Studies paper, the first examination of the new syllabus.

Junior Cert students faced a tricky proposition with today's Maths Paper 2, according to teachers.

John Brassil is calling on the Education Minister to extend exemptions to Junior Cert pupils as currently, only those sitting the Leaving Cert can be exempt.

Students would have required stamina and concentration to get the best out of the Junior Cert Higher Level Maths Paper 1 exam.

The author of an article which featured in a Junior Cert exam yesterday without her knowledge has received death threats.

It was a good day for Junior Cert Irish students, with teachers claiming that papers were much more fair, manageable and accessible than in previous years.

Students emerged pleased with the Junior Certificate English exam today after sitting a paper described as general and doable.

A teenage boy who was hospitalised for four months at a cost of up to €120,000 to the State because of delays in the allocation of a wheelchair has defied the odds and is to start his Junior Certificate exams from home tomorrow. (Wed)

An urgent appeal has been issued for teachers to correct Leaving and Junior Cert exam papers with less than a fortnight to go before the examinations begin.

A mental health watchdog is urging parents of Junior or Leaving Cert children to seek help, as they too, can feel at a loss as stress and nerves mount ahead of next month.

The Junior and Leaving Cert exams are fast approaching, time to think about food options for students who need to refuel in a hurry, writes Roz Crowley

Anxiety impacts all of us. As mammals, we are hardwired to it. And it has been key to our survival.

Reinstating History as a core subject is still possible despite a leaked report recommending that should not happen, Education Minister Joe McHugh says.

I am writing to express my concern at the demotion of geography as a core subject at junior cycle. Geography as a subject is now more relevant than ever as people need to be aware of the natural environment and its relevance to the future of our planet and species.

I always remember the excitement I felt walking into my English class in Rochestown Capuchin College, Cork.

With beaming smiles and cheers these students were in a celebratory mood.

There were jubilant scenes at Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh, Limerick City, where six Junior Certificate students achieved a remarkable 10 As, across all higher level subjects.

Junior Cert results for 2018 will be released later this morning.

The Junior Certificates results being received by more than 62,500 students around the country today are largely in line with those of last year.

Ahead of the release of Junior Certificate results tomorrow, health experts are urging parents to speak to their children about alcohol.

More than 600 non-teachers corrected Junior and Leaving Certificate exams in the last five years, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has admitted.

There were examinations of technical and vocational skills in both of yesterday’s set of Junior Certificate exams.

Close to 24,000 Leaving Certificate students got to show off their French language skills yesterday morning.

Curriculum and exam setters must ensure a vital skill is not further weakened by guaranteeing that a full algebra question will be asked in a shortened Junior Certificate final exam, the chairman of the Irish Maths Teachers Association has urged.

The first of two maths papers for most Junior Certificate students brought an end to the first week of exams.

There were a record number of students entered again for the higher-level Leaving Certificate maths.

There was mixed reaction to the Leaving Cert Geography paper today, while the Junior Cert paper didn't deviate far from the usual pattern of previous papers.

More than 120,000 students will start their Leaving and Junior Cert exams this morning.

The President of the ASTI is reminding Leaving and Junior Certificate students to get plenty of rest between exams.

A startling drop off in fitness among secondary school children after the Junior Cert, a new survey has found.

The EU’s top court will issue a ruling today which could have major implications for all exam bodies and the rights of candidates to examine their own test papers.

Students and teachers have rejected exam officials’ suggestions that time was not a problem in this year’s Junior Certificate paper in English.

Junior Certificate students will no longer be asked in exams to prove Pythagoras’ or anybody else’s theorems under a revised junior cycle maths course.

Celebrations took place around the country yesterday as Junior Certificate results were received by more than 61,000 students.

The results of almost 62,000 Junior Certificate students are being collected today as part of what is a historic change to Irish education.

The first Junior Certificate results for English in a reformed junior cycle show some interesting trends in relation to participation and performance.

Catch-up training on junior cycle reforms will not begin until Halloween for thousands of teachers who were prevented from taking part due to industrial action.

The Junior Certificate French exam for higher-level students contained no surprises for those familiar with papers in previous years.