The results of this year’s Leaving Certificate Examination will be posted at lunchtime on Thursday. More than 60,000 young people sat for the exam and this year’s results are the first to be computerised.

Report shows to camera Gerry Reynolds outside the Department of Education Examinations offices in Athlone.

Staff working on results. Bundles of papers being sorted.

Interviews with Johnny Bracken, Principal Officer, and Minister for Education, Mary O'Rourke.

The reporter is Gerry Reynolds.

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