Podcasts about leaving cert

Many people are pondering their futures following last week’s Leaving Cert results and the release of CAO offers earlier this week. But it’s not just school leavers who are considering their career and education options. Applications are open for the Kerry College course in journalism, podcasting and radio which runs in partnership with Radio Kerry. Radio Kerry’s Joe McGill is lead tutor on the course along with fellow mentor and tutor Connie Broderick. Jerry spoke to Joe and to Phena Mulligan who’s admissions officer with Kerry College Admissions Office. Phena also outlines some of the other opportunities and courses on offer from Kerry College.

PJ talks to Niamh and her mum who campaigned for proper accommodations in the Leaving Cert for people like her and guess what? She got them and aced it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to teacher Brian who says that the changes to the Leaving Cert could see some job difficulties depending on which union you are in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I remember when you got your Leaving Cert results,” Sorcha's old man goes. “I don't think I've ever been more proud of you, Dorling.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen McEntee, Minister for Education and Youth, on this year's Leaving Certificate results and how proposed changes are leading to threats of industrial action by teachers

Padraig Curley, President of the ASTI, on the Leaving Cert results and plans to reform the State examinations

Mikhailo Skridchenko

Emma O'Kelly, Education correspondent

Maura Fay, RTE Reporter, Dan Sheedy, Principal of the Tuition Centre, W'App: Aileen Hickie, CEO of Parentline

To the Leaving Cert students of 2025, we here in Radio Kerry wish you the very best. Entrepreneur, film-maker and photojournalist Jerry Kennelly shared his perspective on today. Later on in the show, Jerry read a social media post from Paula Silles whose son Luke died following a water accident in Fenit. Luke had been due to sit his Leaving Cert in June.

PJ hears from the Class of 2025 on Leaving Cert results day, hears Paul Byrne talking to a woman with a warning on mini-fridges, learns of a way to beat the concert ticket scammers. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ first spoke to Hugh when he was with ISSU, the secondary schools students union and today he got his results. He tells us what the mood is like Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 65,000 students across the country received their Leaving Cert results today, which marked the first stage in a planned return to pre-pandemic grading levels. Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless, discusses what this means for students and the third-level sector.

It's a huge day for almost 60 thousand students as they nervously await their Leaving Cert Results. We speak to Minister for Education Helen McEntee.

Leaving cert results come out today. Jonathan and Ciara discusses the leaving cert exams and memories of getting results.

More than 60,000 students are set to receive their Leaving Certificate results today, To run through the breakdown of the results we are joined Gemma Lawlor, Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow.

The anticipation of receiving your leaving cert results is stressful, and the results themselves can be disappointing, especially if you hold yourself to a high standard. Adding to the pressure is the fact that grades have been “deflated” post-Covid, which will impact deferrals. We get all the detail and advice from Brian Mooney Guidance counsellor and columnist with The Irish Times.

Today over 65,000 students got their Leaving Cert Result. Henry McKean visited St Mary's Girls Secondary School Baldoyle Dublin as students got their results.

It's a huge day for almost 60 thousand students as they nervously await their Leaving Cert Results. We speak to Minister for Education Helen McEntee.

Leaving cert results come out today. Jonathan and Ciara discusses the leaving cert exams and memories of getting results.

More than 60,000 students are set to receive their Leaving Certificate results today, To run through the breakdown of the results we are joined Gemma Lawlor, Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 finalist Karl Fitzpatrick didn't get the Leaving Cert results he wanted. But he didn't let the exam results define his life. Today, the owner of Chevron College leads a business that is on track to record €20m revenues and €3m in profit this year and that employs 150 staff and educates 15,000 students. He demonstrates how he turned his Leaving Cert disappointment into entrepreneurial success throughout a life where he never stopped learning.Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, ThinkBusiness.

The potential impact of strike action by school secretaries and caretakers, advice for students and loved ones on Leaving Cert results day, Irish Life Health price hikes, Cork's Improv stars gearing up for their Summer extravaganza, the Irish adventurer who is set to walk Ireland's longest road for Gaza, we hear about Corrin Nature Reserve's Sunflower Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacinta Khan from the Savoy Hotel Group, Dr James Lawlor of Narrative 4 and Live 95's Tara Byrne join Joe for our weekly coffee break chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Leaving Cert results out tomorrow, students are being reminded that if results don't go their way, there are still plenty of no-points Bachelor's Degrees options available to them. For more on this Tanya Jones - Deputy Director of the National Tertiray Office and Fiona O'Malley - CEO of Turn2Me.

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With the Leaving Cert results around the corner, there is an annual debate on whether or not it is the correct way to set students up for life. Many people think it is a great set up, while others feel it should be totally scrapped.Joining Andrea to discuss is singer-songwriter Mary Coughlan, Principal at Alexandra College Dublin, Barbara Ennis and more.

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week with special guests Conor Murphy and Natasha Waugh, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This August, we are taking a look at the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate Curriculum. This week, Celine Song's Past Lives. Nora Moon was just twelve years old when her family emigrated from South Korea to Canada. Moving to New York to pursue a career as a writer, Nora tries her best to stay in contact with her childhood friend Hae Sung, who remained in Seoul. Time passes and the pair drift out of contact. Years later, Hae Sung reaches out to let Nora know that he will be visiting New York, causing Nora to confront and re-evaluate many of her life choices. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

The ASTI has warned that if the planned reforms to the Leaving Certificate go ahead, they may go on strike with their over 20 thousand members. This issue stems from questions about facility quality and fears about generative AI.Joining Kieran to outline the issues, and explain their reasoning is the President of the ASTI and practical teacher Padraig Curley.

At the end of this week around 60,000 students will get their Leaving Cert results. Of that number roughly half of them will have received some sort of extra tuition or grinds to improve their grades. Brendan Kavanagh, Chairman and Co-Founder of Grinds360 offers online classes with expert teachers including an interactive service for the students. But do they work? All to discuss with Brendan Kavanagh, Chairman and Co-Founder of Grinds360.

So – yeah, no – we're in the cor, on the way to the airport, to collect Honor, who's coming home from her Leaving Cert holiday in, believe it or not, Magaluf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maths grinds teacher TJ Hegerity joins Joe to discuss how Leaving Cert subjects still face a sizeable gender gap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A studio has highlighted the stark gender gap in STEM subjects at Leaving Cert level. Just over 43% of female Leaving Cert students studied another STEM subject outside of biology, such as agricultural science, applied maths, or construction studies. This compares to 70.3% when it comes to Leaving Cert boys. Dr. Liz Coleman joined Fionnuala in studio to talk about the effects this has in third level education

There is still a stark gender gap in the Leaving Cert, with boys still more likely than girls to be studying physics, chemistry, engineering and other STEM subjects, new figures show. Ciara and Shane discussed further.

New figures show that there is a sizeable gender gap in the leaving cert subject choice, with boys more likely than girls to be studying Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and other STEM subjects. Why is this so? Pat discusses this further with Stella O'Malley, Psychotherapist and Author and Brendan Gildea, Maths teacher and Author.

A studio has highlighted the stark gender gap in STEM subjects at Leaving Cert level. Just over 43% of female Leaving Cert students studied another STEM subject outside of biology, such as agricultural science, applied maths, or construction studies. This compares to 70.3% when it comes to Leaving Cert boys. Dr. Liz Coleman joined Fionnuala in studio to talk about the effects this has in third level education

There is still a stark gender gap in the Leaving Cert, with boys still more likely than girls to be studying physics, chemistry, engineering and other STEM subjects, new figures show. Ciara and Shane discussed further.

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, with week with special guests Conor Murphy and Niall Murphy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This August, we are taking a look at the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate Curriculum. This week, Colm Bairéad's An Cailín Ciúin. As her mother prepare to give birth to a second child, young Cait is sent down the country to live with her middle-aged cousins for the summer. While there, Cait learns a lot about Eibhlín and Seán, and a lot about growing up. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Dan Sheedy, principal at the Tuition Centre, Limerick, joins Gillian to discuss concerns that upcoming changes to the Leaving Cert curriculum are rushed and could cause inequalities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, with week with special guest Conor Murphy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This August, we are taking a look at the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate Curriculum. This week, Gabriele Salvatores' Io non ho paura. In Italy, during the late 1970s, Michele Amitrano is enjoying the pleasures of a youth that seems like it might last last forever. One day, Michele makes a strange and unsettling discovery about what lurks in a strange hole on the edge of the village's golden fields. What Michele finds might shake his world to its very foundations.

A West Clare teacher claims schools aren't sufficiently resourced to teach reformed curriculum coming in this September. At the beginning of the coming school year, nine new and revised Leaving Cert subject specifications will be introduced, with each of these to be worth 40% of students' final grade in the Leaving Cert. Teachers' representatives associations have previously called for the reforms to be delayed amid concerns around preparedness. St Joseph's Kilkee Community College teacher and former Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland president, Geraldine O'Brien, believes it's rushed.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless is strongly encouraging students and their families to visit susi.ie to see if they're eligible for grant support because of expanded eligibility criteria. Undergraduate students whose household's reckonable income is under €115,000 may be eligible for financial support. Students do not need to have their Leaving Cert results or to have accepted a course to apply. Minister Lawless said: " I am very aware of the costs for students and families when attending further and higher education. That is why my department expanded eligibility for grants by increasing income thresholds to provide greater support. Undergraduate students whose household's reckonable income is under €115,000 may now be eligible for financial support". "These improvements are long-term sustainable improvements which mark a significant step towards easing the financial burden on further and higher education students," he added. Budget 2025 provided substantial improvements to the Student Grant Scheme, including: An increase to the income threshold for the special rate of grant from €26,200 to €27,400 in line with increases in social welfare rates. An increase to all other maintenance and student contribution grant thresholds by at least 15%. An increase to the income deduction for student earnings outside of term time from €7,925 to €8,424, effective for the 2025/26 academic year. An expansion of the eligibility criteria to allow students who have certain immigration permissions to apply for grants. An Increase to the Postgraduate Fee Contribution threshold to €64,315. Also, the Part-Time Fee Scheme for Specified Undergraduate Courses 2025 will see over 100 courses eligible, an increase from 62. A full list of the courses is available on www.susi.ie, and the income threshold to avail of support has also increased to €64,315. Minister Lawless said: "All of these improved supports take effect from September this year. I would strongly urge students and parents to visit the SUSI website on www.susi.ie for further information and to find out if they are eligible for a grant." Students who are planning to attend further or higher education in the 2025/26 academic year can access www.susi.ie to check eligibility and/or make an application for grant support. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

That’s the belief of biology teacher Michael McGrath. Under the changes, there will be more marks for project work and fewer for exams. Michael McGrath, who’s a former member of the ASTI union’s executive, believes this will favour students from affluent families who can afford to pay for AI that’s very hard to detect.

The 2025 Leaving Cert exams are finally a thing of the past and 18-year-olds have begun their annual pilgrimage to party hotspots across southern Europe to blow off steam after a year of study.And while these trips are regarded as a rite of passage for some students, it can also be a worrying time for parents, with some tracking their children for the entire holiday.Last week, Irish Times reporter Niamh Browne travelled to the Greek island of Zakynthos, or Zante as it's better know, where she spent a week speaking to South Dublin students, local Greek residents and even the mayor of the island.Why did these students choose to travel to Zante, how do they pay for these holidays and how bad is the drugs and drink scene on the party strip?And are parents taking things a step too far by online tracking, and sometimes following, their children on their post-Leaving Cert overseas celebration?Today, on In The News, What happens in Zante, stays in Zante. That is, until now ...Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A trend with Leaving Cert holidays seems to be parents letting their kids go on holidays, on condition that they allow their parents to track their location during the holiday. Cyberpsychology lecturer at IADT, and co-host of the ‘In Bits' podcast, Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, chatted with Brendan about the rights and wrongs of tracking technology.

Michael, a science teacher sounds the alarm on how the news on college fees is the latest blow after Leaving Cert reforms and rising costs are shutting out ordinary families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that about 90% of Leaving Cert students make changes to their original CAO choices between May and June every year? Tomorrow at 5pm is the final deadline for those changes as the CAO Change of Mind portal closes. We have advice for students from Guidance Counsellor and Irish Times Columnist Brian Mooney.

This week, I sit down with Sequana O'Brien, a young woman who has lived through an extraordinary amount of loss and hardship in just a few short years. In 2022, her mother passed away from stage 4 cancer. Just two weeks later, her sister entered a devastating psychosis and, after a long and painful struggle, also passed away six months to the day after their mum. At the same time, Sequana was trying to care for her unwell father, all while studying for her Leaving Cert.It's a story of unimaginable grief, but also one of strength, love, and quiet resilience. Sequana shares it all with such honesty and grace.You can find Sequana @Sequana_make upThis episode is kindly brought to you by GK Media.For more information on their legacy video and podcast service please visit them here https://www.gkmedia.ie/legacyFor more information on Grief Retreats visit www.griefireland.com

The world of online grinds isn't usually the focus of a High Court battle, and yet the high-profile transfer of a well-respected maths teacher from his previous employer to a hybrid learning platform backed by Brian O'Driscoll and Caelan Doris led to a bitter dispute. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Mark Tighe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sorcha thinks we should maybe check on Honor and there's an air of definite excitement in her voice when she says it? Yeah, no, it's the night before the stort of the Leaving Cert and my wife is absolutely determined that this should be one of those mother-daughter moments... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.