Episodes
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health and wellness professionals to give you a crash course in all the useful information you need to make the leaving cert exams that bit easier. Each Monday and Wednesday for the past 5 weeks, we have been  speaking some of Ireland’s best teachers getting you set for next weeks leaving cert exams. Today on the show we have an action packed episode, to celebrate the last show of the series. Crossy...
Published 05/29/19
Published 05/29/19
We were contacted by Ali one of our listeners asking for an episode on how best to prepare for the Home Economics exam. The test is taking place on the first day of this years Leaving Cert after English Paper 1, so because time is of the essence we thought we would treat you to a special bonus episode. Crossy and Tara were joined in studio by one of the country's most expert Home Economics teachers. Sandra Cleary has been teaching in The Institute of Education since 1991. She also spent...
Published 05/28/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health and wellness professionals to give you a crash course in all the useful information you need to make the leaving cert exams that bit easier. Each Monday and Wednesday, Tara and Crossy have been speaking some of Ireland’s best teachers who’ve  been giving us some of their vital tips and tricks that will help you with your exams this June.  If this is your first time listening in, make sure to...
Published 05/27/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health and wellness professionals to give you a crash course in all the useful information you need to make the leaving cert exams that bit easier. Each Monday and Wednesday, Tara and Crossy have been  speaking some of Ireland’s best teachers who have been giving us some of their vital tips and tricks that will help you with your exams this June. If this is your first time listening in, make sure to...
Published 05/22/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health and wellness professionals to give you a crash course in all the useful information you need to make the leaving cert exams that bit easier. On todays episode Crossy and Tara will be doing a deep dive into Irish paper 2 with Claire Grealy From The Institute. Clare has over 25 years experience teaching Irish to Higher Level Leaving Cert students and has been teaching full time at the Institute...
Published 05/20/19
On today’s episode of The Leaving Cert Survival Guide, Tara and Crossy will be looking at Geography with Michael Doran from The Institute.  Michael is the author of the recently published ‘Geography Extra!’, an exam focused handbook designed to help students achieve top marks in The Leaving Cert Higher Level Geography exam. Michael has been teaching at the institute since 1995, and is one of the countries most experienced geography teachers and examiners. They also spoke to Irish...
Published 05/15/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health and wellness professionals to give you a crash course in all the useful information you need to make the leaving cert exams that bit easier. Every Monday and Wednesday FM104's Crossy and Tara Murray will be speaking some of Ireland’s best teachers who will be giving us some of their vital tips and tricks that will help you with your exams this June. On today’s show they are going to be looking...
Published 05/13/19
On episode 4 of The Leaving Cert Survival Guide, Crossy and Tara will be looking at Maths Paper One, both Higher and Ordinary Level with Louise Boylan and Jean Kelly from the Institute of Education. The pair have over 30 years of teaching experience between them and are considered as two of the countries best maths teachers. Louise has literally written the book on second-level Maths in Ireland, having co-authored 15 books to date, including the best-selling “Less Stress More Success” series...
Published 05/08/19
On episode 3 of The Leaving Cert Survival Guide, Crossy and Tara take a trip down memory lane as Tara gets to explore her favourite subject from school, history. Susan Cahell from the Institute of Education is here to speak to them about them about what to expect in this years paper, and how to manage the workload involved with history revision. Susan has been senior History teacher at The Institute of Education for 10 years and an examiner for 30 years, so needless to say she knows the...
Published 05/06/19
One episode two of The Leaving Cert Survival Guide, Tara and Crossy are going to be looking at Irish Paper One with The Institute's Clare Grealy. Clare has over 25 years experience teaching Irish to Higher Level Leaving Cert students and knows the course inside out. In the interview she speaks about about the important topics to revise for, in preparation for this years essay question. Taking in to account past questions and papers and some important historical dates this year, she gives a...
Published 05/01/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health & wellness professionals to give you a crash course in how to ace your Leaving Certificate exams this summer. On episode one of the podcast, we take a look at English Paper One with Jim Lusby, who takes Tara and Crossy through the exam structure and gives incredible advice on the the importance of deconstructing the exam question. They guys also catch up with D Colman Noctor, from St...
Published 04/29/19
FM104 have teamed up with The Institute of Education in Dublin and some of Ireland's best health & wellness professionals to give you a crash course in how to ace your Leaving Certificate exams this summer. Every Monday and Friday, FM104's Crossy and Tara Murray we will be speaking some of Ireland’s best teachers who will be sharing all of their vital tips and advice on how to tackle their specialist subject in the correct way to maximise your points. We will be covering a host of...
Published 04/25/19