MARGARET McLOUGHLIN was born with three things. Down syndrome; a serious untreatable heart condition; and a huge, infectious, and empathetic personality. She wasn’t expected to live. But live she did, to the fullest extent that was possible.

TWENTY-four students with an intellectual disability last night celebrated graduating from an innovative certificate programme at Trinity College Dublin.

JACK Shanahan is a renaissance man. An artist, football fan and French speaker, last night he added another string to his bow by graduating as one of 24 students who completed a university course for people with intellectual disability.

CAREERS in theatre, administration, retail and other services are on the horizon for the first graduates of a groundbreaking university course.

PEOPLE with an intellectual disability can take part in full-time university courses for the first time under an initiative at Trinity College Dublin (TCD).