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ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADSFriday 21 August 2026

7 outlets carried this. They resolve to 5 independent sources.

A reader sampling these outlets received 5 accounts, not 7.

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    irishtimes.com carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

    • The Irish Times published a special supplement for students navigating this milestone in Irish education
    • The Irish Times CAO Helpdesk was open from 11am with guidance counsellors Deirdre Garrett and Brian Howard answering questions
    • Tens of thousands of students received their Leaving Cert results on this day
7outlets→5independent
What happened, for context

On 21 August 2026, Irish Leaving Certificate results were distributed to students. Multiple outlets reported a record number of students receiving results on this date. RTE published a separate feature story about a student who did not sit the Leaving Cert but is graduating with a mathematics degree.

2 of 7 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: breakingnews.ie, carlow-nationalist.ie, irishmirror.ie, kildare-nationalist.ie, nova.ie. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • breakingnews.ieUNCLASSIFIED
    • carlow-nationalist.ieUNCLASSIFIED
    • kildare-nationalist.ieUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • irishmirror.ieUNCLASSIFIED
  • irishtimes.comINDEP
  • nova.ieUNCLASSIFIED
  • rte.iePUBLIC

References

  • breakingnews.ieLeaving Cert results: Record number of students to receive results todayOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • carlow-nationalist.ieLeaving Cert results: Record number of students to receive results today - carlow-nationalist.ieOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • irishmirror.ie'Record number' of Leaving Cert students flock to collect resultsOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • irishtimes.comLeaving Cert results day live 2026: Wait is over as students receive their marksOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • kildare-nationalist.ieLeaving Cert results: Record number of students to receive results today - kildare-nationalist.ieOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • nova.ieRecord Number Of Leaving Cert Students To Receive Results TodayOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52
  • rte.ieLack of Leaving Cert did not stop college maths studentOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-08-21T11:19:52

Carried by multiple outlets

  • A record number of Leaving Cert students received results on 21 August 2026breakingnews.ie, carlow-nationalist.ie, kildare-nationalist.ie, irishmirror.ie, nova.ie

Reported by one outlet only

  • The Irish Times published a special supplement for students navigating this milestone in Irish educationonly irishtimes.com
  • The Irish Times CAO Helpdesk was open from 11am with guidance counsellors Deirdre Garrett and Brian Howard answering questionsonly irishtimes.com
  • Megan Dooley, a TU Dublin student about to graduate with a mathematical sciences degree, did not sit her Leaving Cert, having dropped out of secondary school in fifth yearonly rte.ie
  • Megan Dooley completed a QQI Level 4 General Learning course with Youthreach in Co Louth before pursuing further education through PLC coursesonly rte.ie
  • Tens of thousands of students received their Leaving Cert results on this dayonly irishtimes.com