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Leaving Certificate Examination 1992 or later

General

·                     Grade C3 on a Higher Level paper in not less than three subjects

·                     Grade D3 in three other subjects in accordance with the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools.

Essential Subjects

·                     Irish:                Grade C2 Higher Level

·                     English:           Grade C2 Ordinary Level or D3 Higher Level

·                     Mathematics:   Grade C2, either Ordinary or Higher Level

Leaving Certificate Examination 1969 to 1991

General

·                     Grade C on a Higher Level paper in not less than three subjects.

·                     Grade D in three other subjects in accordance with the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools.

Essential Subjects

·                     Irish:                Grade C Higher Level

·                     English:           Grade C Ordinary Level or D Higher Level

·                     Mathematics:   Grade C, either Ordinary or Higher Level

Leaving Certificate Examination prior to 1969 

To be eligible to apply for the competition, applicants who sat the Leaving Certificate Examination prior to 1969 must hold an Honours Leaving Certificate with Honours in Irish. In English one must have obtained marks equivalent to Grade C at Pass level or Grade D at Honours level.  One must also have passed in Mathematics.

Combination of results in different Leaving Certificate Examinations

Applicants may combine results obtained at the Leaving Certificate Examination in different years for the purpose of meeting the academic requirements.

Acceptable alternatives for Irish, English or Mathematics

A pass in a University First Arts examination in Irish, English or Mathematics will be accepted in lieu of the Leaving Certificate Examination/GCE/GCSE requirement for that particular subject.

In the case of Irish, a Grade C in the Matriculation Examination (which existed up to 1992) will also be accepted in lieu of the Leaving Certificate Examination/GCE/GCSE requirement.  In addition the following are accepted as satisfying the Leaving Certificate Examination/GCE/GCSE requirement.

·      Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge, Maynooth University

·      Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) at Level B2, Maynooth University 

·      Diploma in Arts (Applied Irish), University College Cork

·      Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach,UCD

·      Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge, Level C1, NUIG

·      Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge, Level B2, NUIG

·      Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge (An Ghaeilge sa Saol Comhaimseartha), University of Limerick

·      Diploma in Irish at the University of Ulster

In the case of Mathematics only, a pass in that subject in the Matriculation Examination (discontinued) will also be accepted in 2016 in lieu of the Leaving Certificate Examination/GC(S)E requirement.