Was Leaving Cert maths harder 40 years ago?

Moncrieff Highlights

Sep 14, 202600:14:19Society & Culture

When someone says something was harder ‘back in their day’ - how often is that true? For example, was the Leaving Cert maths paper in 1986 harder than the one in 2026? Brendan Guildea, Maths Teacher, author and Maths Con...

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