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20th Sep 2018

A highly anticipated programme about the Leaving Cert airs on RTÉ tonight

Not to miss!

Denise Curtin

Set a reminder for 10:15pm.

Tonight, the long-awaited documentary divulging into the Leaving Certificate airs on RTÉ. What’s wrong with it? Is it a waste of time? What can the system do to change it? And most importantly, what would it be like to go back and sit the exam now?

Throughout this documentary, that is exactly what radio host and TV personality, Stephen Byrne, is going to find out. Deciding last year to go back to school and re-sit all subjects, nine years later.

Documenting the entire process, this documentary is set to include raw and tense footage of the ultimate struggle to garner the necessary points to feel “successful”.

Sharing the trailer on Twitter last week, Stephen said:

“Never been this raw on television before, its usually my job to maintain face and stay calm. Thats out the window.”

In a second trailer released by RTÉ 2FM yesterday, it shows Stephen discussing his struggle to sit the exams nine years ago and now, he’s right back in the hot seat again.

The documentary airs tonight at 10:15pm on RTÉ One.

Image credit – RTÉ