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Over 5,000 students appealed their Leaving Cert results - five got their results downgraded

Over 1,400 got upgraded.

OVER 5,000 STUDENTS appealed one or more of their Leaving Cert results with over 1,400 of these securing an upgrade – five students were downgraded. 

The State Examinations Commission today said that appeal results have also been transmitted electronically to the Central Applications Office and will be available to candidates on the SEC’s website, www.examinations.ie, from noon today.

This year’s Leaving Certificate exams culminated in the issue of almost 384,000 grades
to 57,149 candidates.

A total of 5,197 candidates made applications for appeals against 9,087 grades, leading to 1,453 upgrades.

There were five downgrades in the appeal process this year.

A spokesperson for the State Examinations Commission said: “Each year, the SEC uses the appeals process as a further quality assurance check on its processes underpinning the provisional results in August.”

A statement from the SEC also referenced a recent High Court judgement. 

“In light of the recent High Court judgement in the case taken by Ms Rebecca Carter, the Board of the SEC are considering the broader issues raised very carefully. The SEC has commenced working and collaborating with the Department of Education and Skills and representatives of the higher education sector as a matter of urgency in reviewing and identifying how the examination results timelines, the offer of places and the commencement of the third level academic year interacts more effectively with each other in the interests of students.” 

Rebecca repeated her Leaving Certificate exams in May 2018 and was just six points short of the required number in the first round of offers for veterinary medicine in UCD.

She was one point short in the second round. She sought a recheck of her Business exam script, which revealed that the examiner had wrongly totted up the marks.

Had the error not occurred Rebecca’s final total points would have given her a higher grade in her business paper and she would have surpassed the points required for veterinary medicine. The High Court ruled in her favour.

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    Mute Sandra Anderson
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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:52 AM

    The President should be there in person, not a virtual speech,

    Condolences to all the families.

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    Mute sean o'dhubhghaill
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:45 AM

    @Sandra Anderson: He is at the National Holocaust Memorial. If there is any reason not to be at the Bloody Sunday commemoration, it is that.

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    Mute Jo H
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    Jan 30th 2022, 11:21 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: an absolutely important event, one also worthy of his attendance, but I have to agree with the OP that if a choice had to be made between the two, in this instance he should have attended the Bloody Sunday Memorial

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    Mute John Mc Auley
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    Jan 30th 2022, 12:29 PM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: No its Not.

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    Mute XvSv
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    Jan 30th 2022, 12:57 PM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: I think the President was very badly advised on this.

    He should have been in Derry today to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was one the most momentous events of 20th century on the Island Ireland. It was was a catalyst for everything that followed for the next 25 years.

    Of course he should also mark the Holocaust. But United Nations has designated 27th January (last Thursday) as international Holocaust Memorial Day.

    So his advisors / Government should have ensured both Memorial events didn’t clash.This was poor planning by the President’s office, as the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday is a very significant event, the Office of the President is meant to represent all Irish Citizens.

    This was an event the President should have attended.

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    Mute Ger Murphy
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    Jan 30th 2022, 1:13 PM

    @Sandra Anderson: perhaps for health reasons or covid risk etc he is not there. He is 80+ years of age. I’d doubt there is any intended snub on his part.

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    Mute Jo H
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    Jan 30th 2022, 1:30 PM

    @Ger Murphy: he is attending another event, albeit a very important one also, nothing to do with covid

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    Mute OneClubSince1888
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    Jan 30th 2022, 4:04 PM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill:
    Shocking decision by our president.

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    Mute Aidan Haughey
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    Jan 30th 2022, 8:38 PM

    The reason would be that he should be at home mourning his own. 50 is an important number. Wrong decision

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    Mute Gerry Gleeson
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:27 AM

    They were murdered by the British Army.

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    Mute The Grand Nagus
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    Jan 30th 2022, 7:17 PM

    @Gerry Gleeson:
    Are you serious?

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    Mute Doreen Murphy
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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:03 PM

    @The Grand Nagus: no one can deny that. Total murder and no one held to account.

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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:33 PM

    @Doreen Murphy:
    Went over your head Doreen sorry

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    Mute Caoimhín Ó Seanáin
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    Jan 30th 2022, 2:07 PM

    I watched wreath-laying ceremony live on Bbc news channel. Every political party in Ireland – except Unionists, not surprisingly – was represented. While the British Broadcasting Corporation provided live coverage of this event, the Irish national broadcaster offered Mass (fair enough), aussie rules women’s football or Junior Bake-off from England. Says it all.

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    Jan 30th 2022, 6:17 PM

    @Caoimhín Ó Seanáin: Doug beattie I know his been in the news for all the wrong reasons of late but his the only unionist leader to show compassion for this on his Twitter page

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    Mute Sue OB
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:27 PM

    @Caoimhín Ó Seanáin: i would say 90% of the british public have no idea about bl@@dy S@@day and the establishment are quite happy to keep it that way

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    Mute Chief Buck Cat
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    Jan 30th 2022, 1:33 PM

    Those creatures slithered out Palace Barracks outside Belfast 50 years ago, faces painted black and high-velocity hollow tip rounds in their guns. They drove 85 miles up the road, those that had not already murdered unarmed civilians in Belfast now had a chance to murder in Derry. They laughed in the faces of old men and children as they lay dying and shot more rounds into them. Then they slithered back to Palace Barracks buzzing and congratulating a job well done. British soldiers killing unarmed Irish civilians under order was British policy, it always was and could always be again. The only solution is unity.

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    Mute camio55
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    Jan 30th 2022, 11:42 AM

    This appalling event and the prolonged campaign for justice should be remembered with great sadness today. All of the innocent that lost their lives in this conflict must never be forgotten. Those that committed these acts should never delude themselves that they eclipsed the innocent in pursuit of a greater cause, it was simply murder.

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    Mute Declan Edward
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    Jan 30th 2022, 3:03 PM

    Absolutely shocked that Michael Higgins didn’t go to this.

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    Mute John O Mahony
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    Jan 30th 2022, 2:32 PM

    Bad mistake by Michael D no turning up, how can the families get justice if the president rates it as a second class event. Is this the same mehole who laid a wreath for Crown forces awhile ago. What a two-faced individual

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    Mute Daniel Roche
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    Jan 30th 2022, 2:46 PM

    @John O Mahony: If the taoiseach didn’t turn up,you be giving out,not defending wreath laying for British forces but you no reason to have a go at the leader of our government for doing the right thing today,pop away at the president.

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    Mute Madra
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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:36 AM

    Mick D is a great man

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    Mute Richard Right
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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:48 AM

    @Madra: A true socialist, and man of the common people.

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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:28 AM

    @Richard Right: wealthy socialist ok

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    Mute Cian
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:33 AM

    @Richard Right: surely satire?

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    Mute sean o'dhubhghaill
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:49 AM

    @Frank Gooding: What is the maximum wage a socialist can earn?

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    Mute iohanx
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    Jan 30th 2022, 10:59 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill:

    Not more than the next person.

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    Mute Bri Lyons
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    Jan 30th 2022, 11:01 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: don’t forget the tea parties

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    Mute Frank Gooding
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    Jan 30th 2022, 11:43 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: some socialists are more equal than others i guess.

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    Mute Donal Desmond
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    Jan 30th 2022, 1:22 PM

    @Madra: On his tour of South America Higgins spoke of social injustice, pity his party agreed and implemented every austerity measure that was inteterduced on the ordinary people who put their faith in them to curb FG. So called Labour became more Blueshirt than the Blueshirts. Their position in the polls reflect their betrayal of those who voted for them.

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    Mute Tom Molloy
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    Jan 30th 2022, 1:22 PM

    The UN should investigate the curriculum in British and Protestant north of Ireland schools to prevent the sectarian mindset of hate being created in their people.

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    Mute Mentis Green
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    Jan 30th 2022, 3:49 PM

    Time for Ireland to fully highlight the past atrocities of the british state & its army alongside their collusion, gerrymandering, institutionalised sectarianism and abuse of civil rights.
    Not to mention the almost unending occupation atrocities perpetrated in Ireland prior to partition.

    Their “british” colonial state evolved around being a genocidal, ethnic cleansing, sectarian occupying power, a parasitic organism.
    A state that has never really faced or reflected on these past atrocities anywhere which is why their media & political structures today are a cesspit of propaganda that have turned inwards without hosts to feed off.

    Thankfully Ireland today has considerable soft power helping us protect the rights of our citizens who live in the 6 counties and their rights under the GFA

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    Mute Finbar Delaney
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    Jan 30th 2022, 3:31 PM

    Any FG representatives attend?

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    Mute John Meade
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    Jan 31st 2022, 7:04 AM

    @Finbar Delaney: the article doesn’t list every politician that was there but it does have a tweet from Simon Coveney saying he is there

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    Jan 30th 2022, 3:51 PM

    He laid a wealth for the soldiers that done it a thick

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    Mute The Grand Nagus
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    Jan 30th 2022, 7:23 PM

    What ever about the rights and wrongs of the British Army been based in the North.
    The Paras should never had a role same can be said for the Royal Marine Comandos and the black watch.

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    Mute Kevin50
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    Jan 30th 2022, 7:07 PM

    Spoke to my children in their 20s (I know not children) at meal time today none of them knew anything about Bloody Sunday nor the Troubles. The murders of civil rights protestors, this was not a Republican march, by the British army was as bad as anything in South Africa, India or the southern states of America. It spawned the growth of the provos who themselves were as evil as the British and declared war on this country, every politician, judge Garda, Soldier, prison officer was considered a legitimate target. No wonder SF, who are still the political wing of the provos, are so popular with the young and uninformed. Our teachers and the civil service have downgraded history as a subject, one wonders why. BTW it is not the Taoiseach because he himself is a published historian.

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    Mute Dorothy
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    Jan 30th 2022, 7:40 PM

    @Kevin50: Teachers have not downgraded history as a subject. The belief that “education” is purely utilitarian job training is at the heart of many so called reforms in education.

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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:08 PM

    @Kevin50: Sinn Fein supported murders every bit as heinous.

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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:09 PM

    @Kevin50: Sorry but this comment is nonsense. That your kids know nothing about bloody sunday is an indictment of you as a parent. We should make sure our children know and remember these atrocities else we risk history repeating. As for Micheal Martin being a published historian, please. He will forever be on the wrong side of history. Ever hear of collective cabinet responsibility? Ok now go back to 2008. QED.

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    Mute Liam MacSuibhne
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    Jan 30th 2022, 9:22 PM

    @Kevin50: Firstly, history has been upgraded to a CORE subject. Secondly, the fact that your children don’t know about it is an indictment of both their specific teachers and you, sorry to say. As for the rest of your comment, we’ll leave that for now.
    Try to stay on topic and stop referencing other actors in the conflict as some sort of latent excuse for what the British Army did that day and many other days. It was pure, unadulterated evil.

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    Mute Angela McCarthy
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    Jan 30th 2022, 11:04 PM

    @Liam MacSuibhne: when the conflict kicked off in 1969 and section 31 of the Broadcasting Act was introduced in 1971 by the southern state. It was clear those in power were desperate to stop the general population from joining the dots and linking what was happening in the north to what had happened in the south before partition (1916-22). So Irish history taught in the schools more are less ended with the civil rights movement, and didnt catch up again until 1994 when the peace process kicked in.

    so how could it be the responsibility of parents to teach their kids about Bloody Sunday and the conflict, when many of those young parents had been deprived of that history themselves.

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    Mute Anna Carr
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    Jan 30th 2022, 5:54 PM

    I thought it was a very respectful, solemn service. Everyone there behaved impeccably.

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    Mute Joan Grennan
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    Jan 31st 2022, 11:31 AM

    How well I remember it .50 years ago today I very young then and.very angry left my workplace and.joined the vast crowd heading to the British embassy .There we watched on as it was.set ablaze with the garda standing by and merely observing it all .The feeling was that these paras.were a shower of gurriers like the black and tans of a different era .The British government behind it were devious and dishonest ,gurriers too with posh accents .The.way the Widgery enquiry blackened the names of the murder victims was yet another outrage

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