THERE were heart-breaking scenes at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School yesterday as former pupils who should be enjoying their summer break gathered to mourn and support one another.

TARA WHELAN should have been going back to her part-time job today.

PRINCIPALS reported some of the best overall performances in years at schools in the South-East yesterday.

AFTER last year’s disastrous biology paper, Leaving Certificate students were anxious heading into their afternoon exam.

Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Martin McGuinness is insisting that loyalist death threats against staff at Catholic schools in North Belfast must be lifted immediately.