'We're blown away by the Cork Life Centre': Bullied student is transformed by new educational environment

In her kitchen on Monday morning as she received her results with her mother Paula and father Dave, it is clear to see the pride and joy in their faces

Alannah Hynes pictured with her mum and dad Paula and Dave on the morning she received her Leaving Cert results.

A student who suffered bullying and depression in the formal school system now hopes to study Criminology at UCC after her world was transformed by the Cork Life Centre.

“I’ve always just been interested in the area, and in the psyche,” Alannah told the Irish Examiner.