Looking forward to college — 21 years after leaving school

More than two decades after he left formal education, Leaving Certificate student Brian Aherne is now looking forward to studying mechanical engineering.

Looking forward to college — 21 years after leaving school

The unemployed construction worker received three As and two Cs in the state exams and was among 70 students who received results at Limerick Adult Education College.

The 37-year-old father-of-three from Moyross left school in 1992 after completing his Junior Certificate, in which he received five honours and four passes.

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