The nail-biting tension of waiting is already over for some families. With today's Leaving Cert results, it's clear that the young people who until now have been defined as "Leaving Cert candidates" ...

If Olivia Sands, 37, sees her mother on the street, she ignores her. Indeed, Olivia hasn’t spoken to her mother since her wedding day — 17 years ago — despite living only ten ­minutes away. They have ...