If you’re studying the poetry of Eavan Boland for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Laura covers different aspects of Boland's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail.  Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this final episode, Peter is going to talk about how Shakespeare uses imagery and symbolism throughout Hamlet to convey underlying themes and moods.  For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Peter is going to talk about 4 prominent themes in Hamlet - Revenge, Appearance vs Reality and Death and Madness. Having a good understanding of the themes and giving a thoughtful analysis of their effect on the play is crucial to gaining those high...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Peter will be talking us through some of the minor characters in the play. Peter will be discussing the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Fortinbras, the ghost, and Horatio, analysing their impact beyond what you may have initially thought...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Peter will discuss how the characters of Polonius and Laertes are perceived by Hamlet and explore how they act as foils to Hamlet throughout the play.  For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Peter will be talking us through the characters of Ophelia and Gertrude. As Ophelia and Gertrude are the only two female characters in the play, Peter will not only discuss their specific roles but also explore how women were treated and represented...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Studyclix expert teacher Peter Tobin will be analysing the main antagonist of the play, Claudius. He is going to discuss the various aspects of Claudius’ character and the impact he has on the plot of the play. For more excellent (and free) Leaving...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In this episode, Peter will explore the dynamic character of Hamlet himself, map his character development throughout the play and discuss how the events of the play impacted his psyche.  For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In the second episode of the series, Peter gives us an overview of the plot of the play. He will provide a better understanding of the sequence of events that take place in the play and how the various plot points are cleverly woven together by Shakespeare, before...

Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  This is the first episode in this series, so to kick us off Peter is going to give us some background to the play, exploring when and WHY Shakespeare wrote this play in the first place. For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in...

If you’re studying the poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Laura covers different aspects of Ní Chuilleanáin's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail.  Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones...

If you’re studying the poetry of Seamus Heaney for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Laura covers different aspects of Heaney's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail. Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re studying....

If you’re studying the poetry of Sylvia Plath for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Laura covers different aspects of Plath's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail.  Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re...

If you’re studying the poetry of Paula Meehan for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Laura covers different aspects of Meehan’s poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail.  Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re...

If you're studying the poetry of W.B. Yeats for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Peter Tobin is back and he's here to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Peter covers different aspects of Yeat's poetry in this podcast, including a detailed analysis into Yeats biography and the influence that had on his work. Then, Peter focuses on each of the 10 Yeats poems that feature on the Leaving Cert English syllabus. There are timecodes...

If you're studying the poetry of Emily Dickinson for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you! English teacher Peter Tobin is back and he's here to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays. Peter covers different aspects of Dickinson's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail. Leaving Cert English students will be doing the select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to ones...

According to the Examiner's Report over the years, Unseen Poetry is one of the worst answered sections on the English paper. Because it's a section you can't study for, Leaving Cert students can dismiss it as being unimportant. But for that reason, the marking scheme is generous. Meaning it's more than possible to score well in this section. In this podcast, English teacher Peter Tobin tells you the best way to approach Unseen Poetry and gives you tips on how to structure answers that will...

Generally, the Comparative section on the English paper is something all Leaving Cert students need to undertake. And despite it being worth 70 marks, it is historically one of the worst answered questions on the entire English paper. In this podcast, expert teacher Peter Tobin gives his take on the Comparative section. How best to approach it, and tips for getting the best marks you possibly can. For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your...

This is a recording of an Irish teacher and State Examiner reading Mo Ghrása (Idir Lúibíní) to help you with the Poetry Reading section of the Irish oral exam. Listening to this recording will help you learn the correct pronunciation and rhythm of speech.

This is a recording of an Irish teacher and State Examiner reading Géibheann to help you with the Poetry Reading section of the Irish oral exam. Listening to this recording will help you learn the correct pronunciation and rhythm of speech.

This is a recording of an Irish teacher and State Examiner reading Colscaradh to help you with the Poetry Reading section of the Irish oral exam. Listening to this recording will help you learn the correct pronunciation and rhythm of speech.

This is a recording of an Irish teacher and State Examiner reading An tEarrach Thiar to help you with the Poetry Reading section of the Irish oral exam. Listening to this recording will help you learn the correct pronunciation and rhythm of speech.

This is a recording of an Irish teacher and State Examiner reading  An Spailpín Fánach to help you with the Poetry Reading section of the Irish oral exam. Listening to this recording will help you learn the correct pronunciation and rhythm of speech.

Studying Macbeth for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered! Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.  In the final episode of this mini-series, Peter talks us through 4 prominent themes in Macbeth. Loyalty, Kingship, Ambition and Appearance vs Reality. Themes come up quite often in Leaving Cert questions so it's important that you know how to talk about them....