Waterford, Ireland / WLR Feb 12, 2021 7:44 AM The Minister for Education Norma Foley has urged the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) to begin fresh talks on the format of this year’s Leaving Certificate exams after the union pulled out of talks yesterday evening. Ms Foley has invited the ASTI and the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) to attend separate meetings with her at the Department of Education today, according to the Irish Examiner, aimed at getting discussions back on track. The ASTI withdrew from talks on Thursday saying plans for students to prepare for both calculated grades and written exams were “unacceptable”, with the union adding they would resume discussions if they were given the guarantee that talks would focus on planning for exams.