Blue Skies... and plenty of Hope on the horizon

While most Leaving Cert students are stressing about college applications and upcoming exams, 17-year-old Jessica Knoblauch has been busy launching her first album.

It was inspired by her school trip on the Hope Foundation’s transition year Immersion Education Programme to India in 2010. The Midleton College student was moved to combine her musical ambition with helping a cause which left a lasting impression on her.

“I always wanted to make an album and the idea of using it to help the Hope Foundation just felt like the right thing to do,” she said.