Leaving Cert build-up proves far worse than reality

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.

But despite the nightmare-inducing nature of the state exams, for pupils at Ashton school in Cork City, the build-up to the tests proved to be far worse than the reality itself.

Speaking after completing English Paper 1, the majority of students said they had no complaints.