Students in Carlow and Kilkenny will receive their Junior Cert results today

Over two thousand students in Carlow and Kilkenny will receive their Junior Cert results today.

Over 71 thousand students sat the exams this year across the country, an increase of 5 per cent on 2022.

While across the two local counties 2,328 students sat the junior cert exams this year.

In a change to traditional arrangements, schools can access the results online and issue them to students.

Junior Education Minister Josepha Madigan is commending those involved for their hard work: