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Sat 06 Jun 2007Both papers 'could not be faulted'Junior Cert home economics:There was little complaint about the Junior Cert home economics exams, with papers at higher and ordinary level described as "well developed" and "geared towards young people".More than 20,000 students sat the home economics exams yesterday and more than three-quarters of the papers were taken at higher level. Almost 85 per cent of the candidates were female.