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'Who needs a Leaving Cert?' The best tweets from results day (and night)

How it all looked on Twitter.

Aug 16th 2012, 10:54 AM 15,945 Views 12 Comments

IT WAS A day that saw the Leaving Cert labelled “cruel and unusual punishment” by the Teacher of the Year, as the Minister for Education told students they “deserve to celebrate”.

Which many of them did, last night. So how did that momentous 24 hours look from the point of view of those going through it? (Or, in the case of the celebrations, those watching those going through it.)

Here are some of the best reactions (Warning: Explicit language):

'Who needs a Leaving Cert?' The best tweets from results day (and night)
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  • The 'Rap Star'

  • The 'Glass Half Full'

  • The 'Not Impressed'

  • The 'Home Economics'

  • The 'Champ'

  • The 'Get Some Perspective'

  • The 'They Look So Happy'

  • The 'Not A Bad Guess'

  • The 'CIIDERRRRR'

  • The 'Good Times'

  • The 'Foreign Correspondent'

  • The 'Call The Cavalry'

  • The 'Looking To The Future'

Read: Teacher of the Year labels the Leaving Cert ‘cruel and unusual punishment’>

More: Sausage rolls and Samuel L Jackson: Leaving Cert result nerves kick in>

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