Exams will be completed by thousands of students nationwide by end of this week.
A teachers union says holding the Leaving Cert Oral exams during the Easter holidays is adding pressure to students during a time they could be studying.
Thousands of students nationwide will have completed their exams, which kicked off on Saturday, by the end of this week.
Prior to the pandemic, the oral assessments were held during school time, and were split up to take place before and after the Easter break.
Michael Gillespie, General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland, says the current regime has created an added stress for students, especially those with two languages to do:
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