Doireann Ní Ghríofa and Denise Chaila feature in Leaving Cert English papers

Rob Animashaun, Florence Sonowo and Alex Blake  after sitting the Leaving Cert English higher level paper 1 at Colaiste Charáin in Leixlip, Co Kildare. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

Irish women who brought home major cultural awards this past year in their creative fields featured prominently on the first Leaving Certificate exam papers on Wednesday morning. 

An extract from the award-winning novel A Ghost in the Throat was among the texts presented to students who sat the first higher-level English exam.