Teachers welcome deferral of exam changes which minister will explore further

Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed her Cabinet colleagues on plans to shelve the move for students entering fifth year this September to sit Leaving Cert Irish and English Paper 1s during the summer of 2024. Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Plans to hold some exams in fifth year have not been scrapped entirely, the Minister for Education has confirmed, and talks are expected to continue in the coming months. 

Norma Foley was speaking following Cabinet where she briefed her colleagues on plans to shelve the move for students entering fifth year this September to sit Leaving Cert Irish and English Paper 1s during the summer of 2024.