In Ireland the school examination system has a leaving examination, which is known as the 'Leaving Cert'. After sitting this school leaving examination, this then leads in many cases to study at colleges of further education, or online courses, and/or university. The Irish Leaving Certificate Examinations, also referred to as the 'Leaving Cert' is a final examination in Irish secondary schools. It takes a minimum of two years to prepare for, but an optional transition year means that for these students it is sat three years after the Junior Certificate Examination. The Irish leaving certificate is taken before entering university in Ireland. Apart from online degrees and online educational courses that are now available, after leaving school in Ireland students may enter subject to achieving sufficient examination grades any of the universities in the Republic of Ireland; eg Dublin City University, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Galway, The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, University of Limerick, University of Dublin & Trinity College, Dublin. As well as state run colleges, there are now also many other privately run colleges in Ireland, as well as tutors  for specific skills such as learning English and other special educational needs. This website has been set up to show educational advertising for online degrees, online courses, schools, educational colleges, examinations and further education in Ireland in general.