Nine A1s but Mark may have to emigrate

Ireland’s smartest student fears he will have to leave the country to get a job when he leaves university.

Mark Berney scored nine A1s in his Leaving Certificate, despite starting to teach himself one of the subjects only six months before the state exam.

The 18-year-old said he was so nervous opening his result at Gorey Community School in Co Wexford that he ripped the envelope.