Farmers' children 'three times more likely to go to college'

Farmers' children are three times more likely to go to college than others - according to a Higher Education Authority (HEA) report due out later today.

Figures from the 2011-2012 academic year - published in the Irish Independent - show that 99% of school leavers in Dublin 6 go on to further education, compared to just 15% in Dublin 17.