Laura Stack’s eight H1s almost as good as All-Ireland medal

Eight of the very best Leaving Certificate grades would be the pinnacle of any young person’s achievement, but it doesn’t beat an All-Ireland camogie medal for one Limerick student.

Laura Stack from Dromcollogher is one of just 13 from over 58,5000 people doing the Leaving Certificate this year to get the top H1 grade in eight subjects. With 90% or better in all her exams, equivalent to the old higher-level A1, it was a phenomenal set of results.

But, pushed on how it compares to winning an All-Ireland club medal two years ago with Milford, her local club just over the county boundary in north Cork, she said the sporting achievement just about pipped the exam grades.