An asylum seeker, who was at the centre of controversy surrounding access to third-level education, has described how being in university is a “dream come true”.

Leaving Certificate points needed for many high- demand degree courses look set to rise again as nearly 700 students more than last year received over 450 points.

A Limerick school principal has praised the "diligent and sympathetic" way in which Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan has dealt with the plight of a top Leaving Certificate student who found her way into third-level education blocked by fees.

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She’s been living here for the past two years and this week she scored top marks in her Leaving Certificate — the highest of any pupil at her school — but annual fees of €25,000 threaten her ambition to attend college here.