THe Irish Times has a report
"Secret move to transport State exam papers

FIONA GARTLAND "POSTAL STRIKE: SECRET, NOCTURNAL operations were employed to deliver some Intermediate and Leaving Certificate examination papers to schools during the postal strike of 1979, State papers from the year show." for the complete article go to the link below

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1231/1224261482260.html