Venues around the country with events aimed at Leaving Cert students tonight include:

The Button Factory and Kitchenin Temple Bar are promoting a Project X Leaving Cert Party. A Facebook page for the event says it will include "plastic gnomes, real midgets, red cups, beer bongs, strippers, blower machine, drinks promos". No one was available for comment.

The Office Nightclubin Dundalk, Co Louth, has a "Geordie Shore" night for Leaving Certs. Manager Kevin Carthy said: "All drinks are €2, including soft drinks."

In Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Vanity Nightclubis having a Leaving Cert party with drinks at €3. The club's Bernadette Walsh said: "We have a good relationship with Britvic so all splits or minerals are buy-one-get-one-free in the nightclub tonight."

Tamangoin Portmarnock, Co Dublin, is holding a Thai Full Moon party with glow paint, Thai whiskey and "sand buckets" of drink. The club's Ronan Donegan said: "While we have alcoholic drink deals, we cater for non-drinkers as well, so a glass of any soft drink or mineral is €1."

Sinnightclub in Temple Bar is promising a glass of champagne on arrival, C02 cannons, laser shows, fire breathers and "plenty of drinks promos and partying till 3am". General manager Ciaran Gray said: "Alongside our drinks promos we also have virgin cocktails for €5 and our minerals are reasonably priced."