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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cathal Ryan

Leaving Cert students in 'tears' after difficult maths paper one exam

Do you remember any particularly difficult Leaving Cert exams? Almost every year sixth-year students around the country are unanimous when voicing after the exam that a certain question stumped them or maybe a figure poised to appear never did - some may recall the year Seamus Heany passed away.

This week thousands of students all around the country packed into exam halls for the most gruelling exam of their secondary school lives, the Leaving Cert.

Although there were some odd questions appearing throughout exams this week, such as The Two Johnnies Podcast making up an English paper question, students were united in the difficulty of maths paper one, with some Twitter users saying they were brought to tears by the test.

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