‘Mum is in tears, she can’t talk’: Student who left school in second year gets 625 points in Leaving Cert
She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube
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She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube
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‘Mum is in tears, she can’t talk’: Student who left school in second year gets 625 points in Leaving Cert
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‘Mum is in tears, she can’t talk’: Student who left school in second year gets 625 points in Leaving Cert
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