Junior Cert Irish papers considered ‘fair’ on both levels

The first of two higher level Irish papers offered some 31,200 Junior Cert students, what Robbie Cronin considered quite a good choice of essays.

While Mr Cronin — the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) subject spokesperson — thought most students should be happy enough, he said those who prefer to write about an incident may have been unhappy.

One of the titles in this area was more confined than normal, requiring an account of something that happened while out walking in the mountains.