Hybrid Leaving Cert created 'inequalities' says NUIG deputy president 

Pól Ó Dochartaigh said it would be 'intensely unfair' if some students achieved results by putting themselves through the challenge of sitting the exam, but lost out as someone else's teacher said they were very good.

The deputy president of NUI Galway, Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh has said that the hybrid Leaving Certificate system created inequalities and he was in favour of students sitting traditional exams this year.

While he understood the pressures facing Leaving Cert students and sympathised with them, he said accredited grades had resulted in inflation, which pushed up points for courses.