After acing Junior Cert maths, 12-year-old campaigner Cara plans to tackle the Leaving Cert

Cara Darmody's campaign has seen her go all the way to Leinster House, where she met the Taoiseach and addressed an Oireachtas committee

Cara Darmody at her home in Ardfinnan, near Cahir, Co Tipperary. Picture: Neil Michael.

After becoming the youngest person in the country to pass a Junior Cert exam, a 12-year-old campaigner from Co Tipperary is next set to take on the Leaving Cert.

Autism campaigner Cara Darmody, who was 11 when she sat the Junior Cert maths exam, got a result of 97%. The result was revealed on Friday's Late Late Show, where she had been talking about her efforts to raise funds and campaign for better autism services.