1,700 local students to get Leaving Cert results this morning

Almost 1,700 students in the Shannonside region will receive their Leaving Cert results this morning.

They include 585 in Longford, 544 in Roscommon, and 523 in Leitrim - with the results available online and in schools from 10 o'clock.

65 students in the Shannonside region will receive their Leaving Cert Applied results at the same time.

Nationally, Almost 61 thousand Leaving Cert students will get their results today.

Guidance counsellor Sinead Duffy, from Carrick-on-Shannon, has this advice to students.

Joe Bambricke is a retired programmes co-ordinator from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School - he says there's plenty of support available for students.