Exam Brief is a yearly educational supplement to Irish Independent

Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...

 newspaper consisting of several volumes. It is produced in cooperation with The Institute of Education

Institute of Education (Dublin)

The Institute of Education was founded in 1969 by Irish applied mathematics school teacher, Raymond Kearns, and is currently one of the largest private secondary schools in Ireland. Unlike most other Irish secondary schools, the Institute only provides tuition for the final two years of the...

 and aimed at students preparing for their Irish Leaving

Leaving Certificate

The Leaving Certificate Examinations , commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior...

 or Junior Certificate

Junior Certificate

The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...

 examinations.

2008

6 February 2008 - "The Winning Numbers". Contributing author: Aidan Roantree (Mathematics).

13 February 2008 - "The Love of Languages". Contributing authors: Jim Lusby (English), Diarmaid Ó Tuama (Irish Higher), MícheáL Ó Ruairc (Irish Ordinary), Corinne Gavenda (French).

20 February 2008 - "Talking about money". Contributing authors: Arthur Russell (Economics and Accounting), Keith Hannigan (Business).

27 February 2008 - "Science Matter". Contributing authors: Tara Lyons (Chemistry), Joe Reville (Biology).

5 March 2008 - "Making History". Contributing authors: Sean Delap (History), Michael Doran (Geography), Geraldine Phealan (Home Economics).

April 2008 - Junior Certificate issue.

2009

4 March 2009 - "The Appliance of Science". Contributing authors: Tara Lyons (Chemistry), Pat Doyle (Physics), David Bourke (Biology).

11 March 2009 - "Mind your language". Contributing authors: Corinne Gavenda (French).

22 April 2009 - Junior Cert. Contributing authors: Mark Lynch (Maths), Tom Brady (English), Arnaud Bongrand (French), Arthur Russell (Business), Ruth Hickey (Science), Mícheál Ó Ruairc (Irish), Seán Delap (History), Michael Doran (Georgraphy).

2010

24 February 2010 - Maths.
Online video tutorials became available for the first time.

3 March 2010 - History, Geography and Home Ec.

10 March 2010 - "Making History". Contributing authors: Sean Delap (History), Michael Doran (Geography), Sandra Cleary (Home Economics).

18 March 2010 - "Minding Your Languages".

24 March 2010 - Finance.

21 April 2010 - Junior Cert.

2011

2 March 2011 - Maths issue. Contributing author: Aidan Roantree. As in previous year, Irish Independent

Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...

 and The Institute of Education

Institute of Education (Dublin)

The Institute of Education was founded in 1969 by Irish applied mathematics school teacher, Raymond Kearns, and is currently one of the largest private secondary schools in Ireland. Unlike most other Irish secondary schools, the Institute only provides tuition for the final two years of the...

organized online mathematics video tutorials and solutions.


9 March 2011 - Science issue.