Douglas student eyes career in Nasa

One of the top three students in this year’s Leaving Certificate is hoping for a career at Nasa, the Cern physics research centre or, failing that, in a band.

Conor Durkan, from Maryborough Hill in Douglas, was wakened at 8am by his wide-eyed mother Maria Ryan after his principal at Christian Brothers, Sydney Hill, Cork, rang the house with his result of nine A1s.