So on the Covid thread, @LondonJack just suggested ‘Why is Michael O Leary more important than my education?’ as a suggested option for the English essay in this year’s Leaving Cert*. I think he’s on to something here so started a thread.
My initial suggestion would be:
‘Norma Foley - failure, waffler, gee-bag? Discuss!’
Anyone with any suggestions? Marks for humour!
*Disclaimer: the Leaving Cert may or may not happen…or maybe just for three days per week in June, which seems fair!
“Why am I doing this exam”
I reckon you’d get leaving certs far more capable of a decent speech than the shite we’ve heard from our politicians this year so far and last.
Missing my trip to Santa to sit this exam
Leo Varadker - Master And Commander: The Far Side Of Castleknock.
Very traditional Hair do.
She looks like a wan out of a sraith pictiur
“let’s do the Norma Foley”
All you need to do is a u turn around the floor.
There is a Norma Foley drinking game doing the rounds as well.
Recently suggested essay titles include:
"Unionists- planted, bought and sold. Are they just vegetables?’ Discuss
‘Government apologies… the cheapest option’… discuss.
One of the essay questions in History in the 1975 Leaving was ‘History is Bunk.’ Discuss. A fella could fill books of foolscap pages with absolute twaddle and provided the grammar was on point, spelling adequate and the handwriting was clear and legible, bob’s your uncle.
I wouldn’t fancy doing the Leaving nowadays. God love them.
‘Cancel culture and online snowflakes… the suggestion that some ‘woken’ people are constantly offended’. Real or imagined?
Here’s Not the Nine o’clock News take on Essay Titles…
‘There are no words…or are there?’
Discuss.
‘Irish rugby and Donald Trump- when failure
and success appear the same…’
‘Why so-called business-trips are more important than the life of your granny’.
Discuss.
We in Ireland are better off owned.
Discuss.
(English language ONLY)
We are where we are… which is where?
Discuss.
Blueshirts will always be ■■■■■. Why?
Discuss.
If a politician is knocking at the back door and the communications clinic is knocking at the front door. Who do you let in first?
Discuss
Whichever one the alsatian didn’t attack… but luckily we’ve two alsations 
“the day I went on holiday even faking a botox appointment in ibiza but it was the government’s fault”. (20 marks)
Or
“if a man who lives in a glass house in Portugal throws stones at his own window does anyone hear it uness he whinges about it on twitter” (20marks)
How I became I Taoiseach after a trying and
Trying and trying, you know like? Mehole Martin.
Discuss like.
Sitting on a dead horse is wrong but beating a live one with a whip is grand.
Discuss