Clare Junior Certificate Students Urged To Act Responsibly While Celebrating Results

Clare’s students are being encouraged to act responsibly when celebrating their Junior Cert results.

1,500 students, including 760 girls and 726 boys have been collecting their grades today , with the reformed English Junior Cycle combining exam results with continual assessment marks.

The number of students nationally getting top marks in their Junior Cert has fallen by nearly half, with 240 of them getting 10As or more – a 43 percent dip from the 2016 total.

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A disco is taking place in Ennis tonight for 14 to 17 year olds and Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Joe Downey is asking young people to celebrate wisely: