Why is cherishing all children equally still just a lofty idea, asks partially sighted student

Jessica Ní Mhaolain, who is now applying for her PhD, explains how a rare eye condition meant her school years were a struggle for resources that were often not available

AT THE beginning of my Leaving Cert year in September 2009, if someone had told me that in six years time I would be compiling a PhD application, I would have laughed in their face.

That winter, I was struggling with the thought of even sitting my Leaving Cert. I had given up the ‘college dream’.