“Changes to university admissions in Ireland should not disadvantage potential students from north of the border, the education minister said today. A level applicants will be given offers on merit, Batt O’Keeffe added following a North/South Ministerial Council meeting in Co Armagh. The date has been changed for A-level results, meaning they will not be available in time for the first round of university offers from Ireland. Mr O’Keeffe wrote to the North’s Education Minister Caitriona Ruane this week …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 20 May]