Kate Ryan was in the middle of her Leaving Cert studies last March when her school suddenly shut. “I definitely never thought I’d end up sitting the exams on a dark, windy November evening ,” says Ryan, from Galway city. “It’s going to be strange.”The delayed Leaving Cert finally gets under way on Monday – and it will be unlike any other. Biology, the first subject, is the most popular exam, but many subjects will have only a handfuls of students sitting them. “I’m in robot mode now, trying to juggle my coursework and Leaving Cert study .

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2020 16:30 UTC