Ireland’s smartest student fears he will have to leave the country to get a job when he leaves university.

This year’s top Leaving Certificate students are proof that you don’t have to go to a fee-paying school to get the best results in the country.

The only student in the country who achieved 9 A1s in this year's Leaving Cert exams is celebrating.

Over 55,000 Leaving Certificate students will receive their exam results today.