Autism campaigner, 12, is the youngest to sit Junior Cert maths exam – and gets 97%

Cara Darmody leaving Leinster House after she addressed the Oireachtas committee on autism. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

A 12-year-old schoolgirl has become the youngest person to pass a Junior Cert exam — and she got 97%.

Cara Darmody’s maths exam result has just been broadcast live on Friday’s Late Late Show.