Rebecca Carter keeps UCD place after appeal ruling

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Rebecca Carter’s UCD place was unaffected after the Court of Appeal allowed limited State appeals on 29 May 2019. The court overturned parts of the High Court judgment concerning a constitutional right to higher education and related findings about the appeals process.

The ruling did not decide whether that constitutional right exists, because it was not claimed in Carter’s proceedings and necessary parties were not before the High Court. Carter was not liable for the State parties’ legal costs, while the appeal court noted that UCD’s 2018 admissions change had affected the timing of her Leaving Certificate marks appeal.