“Leaving Cert students who progress to third-level education are likely to begin their courses as late as November this year, according to education sources. The decision to postpone the Leaving Cert until late July or early August means students’ results and college offers will be pushed out much later than usual. Several third-level institutions say they are planning to admit first-year students in either late October or November under best-case scenarios …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 17 April]