DCU Prof says Leaving Cert may have been possible had Covid-19 cases continued to fall

Professor Staines says: "It is a very very delicate judgment as to what the best thing to do is.

Professor Anthony Staines, from DCU's school of nursing, says the exams could have been able to go ahead if the current decline in Covid-19 cases continues.

Professor Staines says: "Bringing a large number of people together is a risk but if it was done properly it can be done. But it is a very very delicate judgment as to what the best thing to do is.