Dream question and a few surprises on Junior Cert Irish honours paper

In the morning, most Junior Certificate students faced into their Irish papers, although it was the first of two for higher level candidates.

Robbie Cronin, subject spokesman for the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, said that Paper 1 was quite positive, and essay titles about an interesting dream or a foreign holiday were probably among the favourites.

He was surprised, however, that an option to write about a film star was given instead of a sports star, as many would have been preparing for something about the soccer World Cup or Brian O’Driscoll.