Three Junior Cert Students Have Appeared Before An Oireachtas Committee
They submitted a petition on adding 30 extra minutes to the English exam
Three Junior Cert students have appeared before an Oireachtas committee, after submitting a petition on adding 30 extra minutes to the English exam.
15-year-old Tara O'Sullivan from Loreto College, St. Stephen's Green in Dublin led the submission to the Joint Committee on Public Petitions.
Committee chair Cork TD Sean Sherlock says it's the first time petitioners have appeared before it.
Tara says the current time limit isn't fair:
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