Nervous Athlone student Cenna Meehan was waiting for the moment that would decide the next four years of her young life. That was the arrival of a text from the CAO revealing whether or not she had got her first choice for Third Level - the Maths & Computer Science course Education at Galway university.
Ceanna spoke to RTÉ around 2pm - just as the results were due to be sent out to thousands of hopeful students around Ireland. "Hopefully I got it but I am not sure if the points for the course will go up this year," she said.
Suddenly there was a "ping!" and she reached for her phone. Fortunately, it was good news for the Leaving Cert student from Athlone Community College. "I got it!