Students urged to enjoy results night safely and responsibly

Celebrate with style, not with pace. That’s the message from a number of organisations urging Leaving Certificate students who intend to celebrate their results with alcohol to do so responsibly.

“We’re conscious that a significant number of Leaving Cert students are of legal drinking-age and drink alcohol, and will most likely want to celebrate their results with a few drinks,” said Fionnuala Sheehan, CEO of drinkaware.ie.

“But it can be easy to get caught up in the excitement of the night and end up overdoing it.