Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, and Paul Durcan were the poets examined in a higher-level Leaving Certificate English paper lasting over three hours.

By the time the 2016 State examinations started yesterday morning, outside temperatures had already reached 20C in some parts of the country.

For over 60,000 students, Junior Certificate English was first on the cards at schools around the country yesterday.

In Monday’s lead story ‘1,500 teachers earn over €115k a year’ (Irish Examiner, Apr 9) you left out quite a few pieces of crucial information.