Eighteen registered sex offenders are living within walking distance of a cluster of schools near Cork City centre housing thousands of students.

The doubling of failure rates in higher level Leaving Certificate maths is not a cause for concern, says Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

Following a tough ordinary level maths paper on Friday for most Leaving Certificate students, reaction seemed much more positive to yesterday morning’s paper 2.

AS tens of thousands of school-leavers wait nervously for the first round of college offers on Monday morning, Jack O’Callaghan is resting on his laurels.

The increased number of high performers in this year's Leaving Cert will give rise to further concerns over standards in the State exams.

FAVOURITE Ciarán Ó Lionaird (DLS Macroom) could miss the 1,500m at the Kit Kat Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

RESIDENTS will target a contentious city council meeting tonight which looks set to give the green light to Cork’s first wet shelter for homeless street drinkers.

TWINS David and Elaine McCarthy had 15 good reasons to celebrate last night. Between them, they scored that many As in the Leaving Certificate.