Few complaints with second English paper

THE appearance of poets Derek Mahon and Adrienne Rich on yesterday’s English higher level Paper II was welcomed in Kilkenny, where students had made preparations with those in mind.

There were few complaints about the overall difficulty of the second English exam, which was moved from the opening day of the Leaving Certificate in an attempt to ease the amount of writing faced by examinees on day one.

“There were a few surprises, but I kind of knew a lot of the stuff that was put on,” said Michael Slattery of St Kieran’s College.