List of Taoisigh edit

Micheál MartinLeo VaradkarEnda KennyBrian CowenBertie AhernJohn BrutonAlbert ReynoldsGarret FitzGeraldCharles HaugheyLiam CosgraveJack LynchSeán LemassJohn A. CostelloÉamon d ValeraW. T. Cosgrave

Air Force Ranks edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Irish Air Corps[1]
Lieutenant-General
Lefteanant-Ghinearál
Major-General
Maor-Ghinearál
Brigadier-General
Briogáidire-Ghinearál
Colonel
Cornal
Lieutenant-Colonel
Lefteanant-Chornal
Commandant
Ceannfort
Captain
Captaen
Lieutenant
Lefteanant
Second-Lieutenant
Dara-Lefteanant
Officer Cadet
Dalta Oifigeach


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Changes since election
Departed member Group State Date Reason Replacement Elected Group State
Ildikó Pelczné Gáll EPP Hungary Hungary 1 September 2017 Resigned due to joining the European Court of Auditors Lívia Járóka 15 November 2017[2] EPP Hungary Hungary
Ulrike Lunacek Greens/EFA Austria Austria 23 October 2017 Resigned from politics after a defeat in national elections Heidi Hautala 26 October 2017[3] Greens/EFA Finland Finland
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff ALDE Germany Germany 23 October 2017 Resigned due to becoming member of the Bundestag Fabio Massimo Castaldo 15 November 2017[2] EFDD Italy Italy
Ryszard Czarnecki ECR Poland Poland 7 February 2018 Removed from office due to serious misconduct[4] Zdzisław Krasnodębski 1 March 2018[5] ECR Poland Poland

Taoisigh edit

  Fianna Fáil (17)   Fine Gael (11)   Cumann na nGaedheal (17)
Portrait Name[a]
(Birth–Death)
Term of office & Mandate
Duration of premiership
Ministerial portfolios
held as Prime Minister
Party[b] Ministry Head of State
(Reign)
Ref.
  President of the Executive Council
W.T. Cosgrave
TD for Carlow-Kilkenny (1921-1928), Cork Borough (1927-1944)
(1880–1965)
6 December
1922
9 March
1932
1722 Whig Walpole–Townshend George I
 
(1714–1727)
[6]
1727 George II
 
(1727–1760)
1734 Walpole
1741
20 years and 314 days
  The Right Honourable
Spencer Compton
1st Earl of Wilmington
KGKBPC

(1673–1743)
16 February
1742
2 July
1743
Whig Carteret [7]
1 year and 137 days[†]
  The Right Honourable
Henry Pelham
FRS

MP for Sussex
(1694–1754)
27 August
1743
6 March
1754
1747 Whig [8]
Broad Bottom I
Broad Bottom II
10 years and 192 days[†]
The Right Honourable
Theresa May

MP for Maidenhead
(born 1956)
See also § Premierships:7 Conservative May I [9]
13 July
2016
Incumbent [ad. 7]
2017 May II
7 years and 290 days

Anglo Irish Relations edit

Boris YeltsinVladimir PutinDmitry MedvedevVladimir PutinLeo VaradkarEnda KennyBrian CowenBertie AhernJohn BrutonAlbert ReynoldsCharles HaugheyGarret FitzGeraldCharles HaugheyGarret FitzGeraldCharles HaugheyJack LynchLiam CosgraveJack LynchSeán LemassEamon de ValeraJohn A. CostelloEamon de ValeraJohn A. CostelloEamon de ValeraW.T. Cosgrave

Leaders of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation since 1991.

Academic Grading edit

Academic grading in Ireland varies with the level of education. There are different scales employed both within second level education and between second level and third level.

Second Level edit

Second level (or post-primary) education in Ireland is divided into Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle. Junior Cycle consists of the first three years at secondary school with students sitting the Junior Certificate at the end of third year. After third year, schools may offer an additional year known as Transition Year, which is outside of the state examinations framework. The final two years of second level make up the Senior Cycle with students sitting the Leaving Certificate at the end of their final year. The results of the Leaving Certificate determine, for the most part, entrance to third level education.[10]

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) is responsible for both the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate examinations. This includes the setting of exam papers, setting grading systems and guidelines, overseeing the correction of the exams and the publishing of results.[11]

Junior Cycle edit

The table below shows the current grading system used for the Junior Certificate examinations as set by the SEC:

Junior Certificate [12]
Percentage Grade Descriptor
85 - 100 A
70 - 84 B
55 - 69 C
40 - 54 D
25 - 39 E
10 - 24 F
0 - 9 NG (Not Graded)

From 2017, a new Junior Cycle framework is being phased in with full implementation due by 2021. This includes a new system of grading as shown below:

Junior Cycle[12]
Percentage Grade Descriptor
90 - 100 Distinction
75 - 89 Higher Merit
55 - 74 Merit
40 - 54 Achieved
20 - 39 Partially Achieved
0 - 20 Not Graded

Senior Cycle edit

  1. ^ Including the Dáil Éireann constituencies of the Taoisigh.
  2. ^ Including political factions and electoral alliances where applicable.
  3. ^ Served as Commons Leader until 6 February 1742.


References edit

  1. ^ "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Livia Járóka and Fabio Massimo Castaldo elected Vice-Presidents of the EP – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Heidi Hautala elected Vice-President of the European Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Ryszard Czarnecki no longer Vice-President of Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Zdzisław Krasnodębski elected Vice-President of the European Parliament – News – European Parliament". europa.eu. 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 1; Parker 2013, p. 13.
  7. ^ Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 14; Parker 2013, p. 15.
  8. ^ Eccleshall & Walker 2002, p. 17; Parker 2013, p. 17.
  9. ^ BBC News 2016.
  10. ^ "Post Primary Education". Department of Education and Skills. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  11. ^ "State Examination Commission - About Us". www.examinations.ie. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  12. ^ a b "State Examination Commission - Candidates". www.examinations.ie. Retrieved 2018-02-05.