Results joy for Ukrainian student who tackled Leaving Cert curriculum in a year

Mykyta Topcheiv, 16, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, at Donahies Community School (Brian Lawless/PA)

There were hugs, cheers and tears of joy at a secondary school in Dublin as some of the country’s 60,000 Leaving Certificate students collected their results.

Approximately 80 students at Donahies Community School sat their exams in June, with a handful returning on Friday to see how they had got on.