Emer and Andre take the long way round to earn their medical degrees

Emer Glanville from Cobh, in Co Cork, dropped out of school when she was 16 and became pregnant a year later.

Yesterday, the mother of three graduated with a degree in medicine from Trinity College Dublin — six years after returning to education as a mature student.

Emer, 33, who will take up a junior position in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, is considering a career in obstetrics and gynaecology.