English paper 2 brings surprises for Leaving Cert students

This year’s English paper 2, traditionally an exam where students “need every minute”, offered plenty to ruminate on, including a surprise or two, such as the absence of a poet hotly tipped to appear.

The 2026 State exams continued on Thursday, with Leaving Cert English paper 2, and engineering, and Junior Cert geography and Irish.

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