Tag Archives: 2009

Barbed-Wire Throat and After School Slavery

Since coming back to school after the Christmas break last Wednesday I’ve joined two new groups at school I thought I wouldn’t. The first is the Sick Crowd, who I wrote about in my last post. I’ve crossed over from being the paranoid girl with multi-vitamins, to being barely able to croak my own name [...]

Christmas Exams, Open Days and a General Whinge.

Would anyone like to know what I hate most about the Leaving Cert? Its complete disregard for my preferred sleeping pattern- that’s what! It’s a Saturday morning and I woke up at 7am. 7am!! That should be illegal- it’s wrong, deplorable, repulsive and distressing. I’m so used to being viciously awoken at 7am (Actually, 6.45 [...]

Introducing Jennie: An experienced Leaving Cert-er.

Today, I registered myself to vote. It didn’t exactly seem like a big deal; I was neither sat down and lectured about how much of a privilege it is to live in a democracy nor told about the plethora of people who died for my right to have a say in the running of the [...]

I need Medicine! and a Leaving Cert

Dear Internet, Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a girl of wealth and taste. Well of taste anyway. You’re probably all sick of reading about another South Dublin girl who wants to do medicine, so anyone who read Laura Brady’s column in the Irish Times last year do feel free to ignore me. My [...]

College & University Open Days 2008/2009

Open Days 2009 I have compiled a list of the main University and College open days. Note that not all collges/universities are listed here as some have not yet stated a time and date for their open days. If you become aware of more open days or would like to see another college or university [...]

The Class of 2009

Allow me to introduce to you loyal readers, the all new class of 2009! This year we have more writers for more entertainment. They will fill us in on their leaving cert life along with their views, intentions and strange habits over the year! Feel free to join the Forum and get talking with your [...]