Tears of joy and relief as Cork Leaving Cert students celebrate results 

Bishopstown Community School students Presly Jeche (613 points) and Saoirse Walsh (625 points) at the school to meet teachers and friends after the reults were given out for the Leaving Certificate. Picture: Larry Cummins

At Nagle Community College in Cork City, Aoife O’Brien was fresh after returning from Hong Kong as part of a Foróige youth exchange when she collected her Leaving Cert results this morning.

“I’m delighted, and so, so relieved,” the 18-year-old student from Mahon said.