CAO sees a surge in activity at this time of year as the change of mind deadline approaches Many applicants use the initial CAO application in January as a holding exercise but it will soon be time to ...

Over the next four pages career guidance counsellor Billy Ryle gives advice and encouragement to those seeking college places With Leaving Cert results in hand the next stop is college - and the ...

The Leaving Cert marathon is almost finished. When the exams are over, there is still time to re-order, or even add courses to the CAO course choice list through the Change of Mind facility, which is ...

The Higher Education Minister has said his “heart goes out” to students who missed out on third-level courses due to a lottery allocation system. It came after the Central Applications Office (CAO) ...

Róisín O'Donohoe has 5 top things to know about CAO season. Róisín O'Donohoe, Guidance Counsellor at Gorey Educate Together Secondary School and member of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors is here ...

Just over 57,000 CAO applicants have received first-round offers today, with over half (54%) getting their first choice for Level 8 courses. In 82% of cases, applicants have received one of their top ...

More than 59,901 applicants have received an offer of a college place following the first round of Central Applications Office (CAO) offers. The CAO issued 27,897 Level 8 offers for an applicant’s ...

Now, more than ever there are more pathways to a career available outside of the so-called ‘points race’. Here are some of the alternatives you might consider. Tertiary degrees: Originally launched in ...

Many applicants use the initial CAO application in January as a holding exercise but it will soon be time to submit a definitive list of options. Now that the written Leaving Cert examination process ...