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"Their levels of anxiety and stress are off the scale at the moment," says one school principal. She is referring to her Leaving Certificate students.

It's a sentiment shared possibly by every second-level school principal in the country; certainly by every principal who has spoken to RTÉ News of late.

The Taoiseach's comments, on Thursday, that the state exams would take place "by hook or by crook" have drawn a mixed response, at best. Read article