Top Leaving Cert students strike gold

Not only did they get top marks in their science subjects in the Leaving Certificate exams — now they’ve struck gold.

Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock has presented gold medals to Cork students who obtained the highest marks in applied maths, biology, chemistry, maths, and physics in Cork city and county in last year’s Leaving Cert.

Emma Porter, from Douglas Rd, Cork, won the gold medal for her biology result. Emma, who attended St Angela’s College, Cork, where her biology teacher was Ann Barrett, is studying medicine at UCC.