No 'clear educational basis': Plans to change Leaving Cert English and Irish papers put on hold

The changes would have seen students sitting paper 1 of both Irish and English exams in fifth year from next summer.

Plans for students to sit half their Irish and English Leaving Cert papers at the end of fifth year have been shelved following stiff opposition from teachers and students.

The move, announced last year, was among the first of a series of planned changes to overhaul the Senior Cycle.