Maths frowns 'turned upside down' with Paper 2 but Junior Cert science under fire from teachers

Eoin Quinn and Emma Murphy from St. Brigid’s College, Loughrea Co. Galway reviewing their Leaving Cert paper. Picture: Hany Marzouk

Leaving Cert maths this morning proved to be much more approachable after a stressful start on Friday afternoon with paper 1, while an “open-ended” question about a brown bread sandwich has drawn the ire of science teachers.

The State exams continued this Monday morning with Leaving Cert maths and Junior Cycle science.