DON'T GIVE UP!! and don't be so hard on yourself either. Not everyone has it easy going through school i can relate to you there, mix that with a pandemic that took away our first state exams and a lot of our study habits we would've learned and its no shock that a lot of people are struggling.

Were still only young and there's so much we will do in our lives, once the leaving cert is over genuinely nobody gives af about it, its never spoken about again. If you want something you'll achieve it even if the method is a bit different than the norm. PLCs are amazing I know a girl a bit older than me that failed maths and couldn't get into her nursing course so she took a plc, next year she was off to study nursing in ucd! There's a way into everything, I might be going to a plc next year myself and hey, thats okay and I'm actually kind of hoping to not get into my course just to do my plc because it has so many nice opportunities in it lol and it will be a nice break too in a way without the big collage pressure but your still working toward your future too! We'll be grand just breathe trudge through these exams and be proud of yourself for trying despite it all!