Nearly 58,500 students will receive their Leaving Certificate results today, up more than 500 since last year.

Parents of at least 25,000 secondary school students will be hit with €102 per child in water charges from October, placing an extra burden on families already struggling with education costs.

Series like ‘My Super Sweet 16’ make good TV, but they don’t sway Irish kids’ birthday expectations, says Áilín Quinlan