Cost-of-living on home economics exam as Charlie Bird features in Junior Cycle religion 

Journalist Charlie Bird made an appearance on the Junior Cycle RE paper, as did a number of other celebrities including footballer Mohamed Salah and boxer Katie Taylor. Picture: Brian Lawless

The cost-of-living crisis made its way onto the 2023 home economics Leaving Cert paper with a question on restricted budgets, while Junior Cycle religious education (RE) posed topical questions about faith and the planet.

The first day of the State Exams continued this afternoon with the first elective subjects to be examined in 2023.