Gerry Walker sees Leaving Certificate Art as a triumph of system over substance
As the education industry gears up for the 2019 exam season, it may be timely to consider the Leaving Certificate art course. Breathtaking in both range and scope, its two-tiered practical and theoretical structure offers eager students a range of enticing options, including craftwork, still life and life sketching (which account for 62.5% of the overall marks) and an art history component (which provides for the remaining 37.5%).
The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick is now one of the most digitally advanced libraries in the world, writes Judith Hill