THE composing section of yesterday’s higher level Junior Certificate music paper hit the right chord with well-prepared students, according to Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) spokesperson Mary McFadden.

LEAVING Certificate economics students felt yesterday morning’s higher level paper was quite long and they could have done with more time.

The issue of falling interest in science subjects is at the top of the agenda at the annual conference of the Association of Secondary Teachers today.

Muhammad Ali is Irish, according to new genealogical evidence.