Teachers' union congratulates Junior Cert students

The President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland is today congratulating more than 50,000 students who are to receive their Junior Cert results today.

Over half a million individual grades in 26 different subjects will be delivered to post primary schools across the country this morning and it is up to management when they will be handed out.

Students can access their results online at www.examinations.ie from 4pm this afternoon.

ASTI president Pat Hurley has said they should be very proud of their achievements.

"I would like to congratulate all of them on their achievements, their parents and their teachers, who have made every effort to help them get the results they will get today," he said.