Could you write as Gaeilge about an octopus? Junior Cycle Irish 'challenging' but 'fair'

Students Lydia Purcell and Mikala Hickey of Thomond Community College in Limerick who are doing their Leaving Cert this year. Picture: Brian Arthur

The 2023 Junior Cycle Irish exam was a massive improvement on last year's “mind-boggling” paper, teachers agree, but technical language about the anatomy of an octopus may have proven tricky for some.

Meanwhile, this year’s Leaving Cert engineering paper featured extended reality (XR), classic car restoration, delivery robots and foldable electric scooters.