Cork student who got eight H1s hails hobbies outside school as factor in his success

Andrew O'Sullivan, with his mother Claire, who received eight H1s in his Leaving Cert at Christian Brothers College, Cork. Picture David Creedon
A Cork student who received an impressive eight H1s in this year’s Leaving Cert exams has hailed his hobbies outside of school as a key factor in his academic success.
Andrew O’Sullivan, from Ballinora in Waterfall, Cork, has urged students to keep up their extracurricular interests as they prepare for their exams, as he believes playing sport kept him focused throughout the year.