Residents living in the shadow of a huge Japanese knotweed infestation are considering legal action if the council does not take immediate steps to tackle the problem.

After six years of hard work, a few months of cramming and at least one sleepless night, the class of 2013 finally took the first step on their Leaving Certificate gauntlet yesterday.

SECONDARY school student David Wolfe couldn’t believe his luck when he was chosen to take to the skies over Cork yesterday.