Troels Hartmann wrote: » Being honest I think you'd find it difficult. Then again, stranger things have happened! I know people who have passed 5/6 at a time while holding down 2 jobs. My main fear for you is that you would damage the quality of your thesis by attempting FE1s at the same time, and believe me that is SO not worth it. That said, any 3 of Contract, Equity, Property or Criminal is doable if you're under pressure. There's a fair amount of crossover between the first 3, and Criminal is definitely of the "easier" ones to pass (easy is very much a relative term when it comes to the FE1s......)
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Very difficult to advise on Constitutional because the course is so vast and he could ask literally anything. But:- ESSENTIALS:- 1) Separation of powers 2) Trial in due course of law & due process (incl are Haughey, and all the administrative law stuff) If you don't cover both of these then don't bother turning up on the day. After that it is honestly quite tricky to advise! There is very little that you can safely leave out and absolutely say that it won't come up. Personally I would never leave out the following:- 3) Property rights (no question for the last 2 papers which seems ridiculous) 4) Constitutiinal interpretation (asked reasonably regularly but not much recently - and its not difficult) 5) Judicial review - locus standi, justiciability (eg the Callely v Moylan question on last paper which probably allowed me to scrape a pass!), and the effects of findings of unconstitutionality. After that it really is pot luck. I would advise people to cover as much as they possibly can because the course is so broad and all of it could potentially show up. I also did religion, education, marriage, and outlines on the AG, assembly & association, withdrawal of life support, etc. I didn't put much focus on the Dail seanad President or Courts but other people swear by them. Be sure to read up on recent cases - Fleming, Gormley & White, the recent overturning of the Kenny exclusionary rule (name of the case is gone from my head!), and the appalling PP v HSE case last Christmas. Worth noting though that the examiner doesn't seem to pose questions based on the controversial issues of the day. No questions last year on marriage, abortion or life support despite the various legal train-wrecks which have taken place on these issues in the last 2 years. Also worth noting that he seems to have some kind of lurid and almost sexual obsession with questions on referenda and the referendum process. YET ANOTHER question on it in March after several last year. And this despite the fact that this is something which would never, ever, ever arise in practice. It's similar to Noel Travers' perverse obsession with the Pringle/ESM case in EU law, again despite it being a ridiculously obscure topic. I say this just because it might be no harm to bone up on the referendum material just in case ..... Sorry for the long post
Bayley1 wrote: » So excited!! Got 43 in Company, got it rechecked and passed only 3 more to go
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Wow, that's great. Congrats! That's a really big bump. Never heard of anyone coming up that far in a recheck
Bayley1 wrote: » I know it was a total long shot, I read it happened to someone here so chanced it. Imagine the amount of people who thought 43 was too far out and didn't bother with the recheck.
sunshine and showers wrote: » Ugh, no recheck joy for me. Actually went down in one of them! :mad: Suppose it was worth a shot, but what a money spinner for them. :rolleyes:
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Would you mind telling us which you got checked? And what the "before and after" figures were? Just out of curiosity (particularly after the huge upgrade that our friend here got in company)
sunshine and showers wrote: » EU - 46 stayed the same. Contract - 41 stayed the same. Criminal - 43 down to 41.
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Hard luck. Still though it was worth getting them rechecked Id seriously love to know what kind of A-hole looked at the Criminal one, that he actually downgraded you by a measley 2 marks.... Where do you stand overall? Have you passes your Magic three? How many did you sit at the last sitting?
sunshine and showers wrote: » Yeah, I got my three. Sat all eight of the feckers, so was super annoyed to get four fails that were close enough to a pass (in the forties) and not get any over in the rechecks!
Billetdoux wrote: » Well done for trying all 8 sunshine and showers - insane! But fair dues! Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on contract. I've always thought that it was one of the easier ones to bank on, and now that I'm looking at the papers for the first time, seems fairly comprehensive and my grids are not helping me at all! I'm going to cover a little about a lot, but would be grateful for others' experiences with studying for it!
XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: » Does anyone know if studying for the FE1s would get me an exemption from jury service? Got the letter today!
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Have you a law degree? That alone would be enough to exclude you. If not then a polite and well written letter saying basically anything at all is usually enough to get you off the hook. (The jury service system is an utter joke and results in juries mainly comprised of retired people, unemployed people, and Helen Lovejoy/Norris Cole types)
WhiteWalls wrote: » How much are the manuals per subject can anybody tell me? Thanks
Troels Hartmann wrote: » Not trying to be smart, but it really depends on where you get them from second hand
WhiteWalls wrote: » Are the second hand ones not outdated though is what I mean? Do you not have to buy them from city or griffiths or one of them?
