Double delight as father and daughter collect Leaving Cert results

There were double celebrations for one midlands family when Alan Hand and his daughter Siobhán got their exam results.

After a 21-year break from education, Alan returned to do the Leaving Certificate in 2014. His work was rewarded with higher level Cs in biology and history, and As and Bs in ordinary level English, Irish, maths, and art.

“I did better than expected in all my subjects, I’m really delighted,” he said at home in Abbeyleix, Co Laois.