Leaving Cert English Paper 2 tests depth of knowledge with 'trickier' but fair questions

Leaving Certificate students, Donnacha Forde, Aoife O'Donoghue, Darragh Flynn, Nathan Manley, Kayla Harris and Aaron Tynan, after the Higher Level English paper 2. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

English Paper 2 was a “trickier” exam than Paper 1, but students who knew their texts inside out will be rewarded, according to teachers reviewing the 2025 papers.

The second day of the 2025 Leaving Cert continued on Thursday with English Paper 2, which tests students’ knowledge of poetry, plays, and studied texts.