Leaving Cert: Students count down to start of final exams

Days before they start their Leaving Certificate exams, students tell Education Correspondent Jess Casey about their preparations, and what they hope to do after they finish secondary school

Michaela Ibrahim, Marcus Bryan, and Saoirse Walsh at Bishopstown Community School are among the students who chatted with Jess Casey about the Leaving Cert exams which begin on Wednesday. Picture: Larry Cummins

This week, it will be all hands on deck for thousands of students across the country as the State exams kick off on Wednesday.

For many, the Leaving Cert exams can be far from smooth sailing but Cobh student Warren Devlin is feeling calm, cool, and collected when he speaks to the  Irish Examiner.