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Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%

Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience

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#1433
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21 Aug 2026, 11:04 UTC
Last checked
22 Aug 2026, 04:50 UTC
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6c5704107f72...833205
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 11:01 UTC
Source updated
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Byline
Brian Mooney
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Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience
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    Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%

    Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience

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    6c5704107f72...833205
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    664278a4e084...5f3e26
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#819
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 11:04 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
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639,233 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt