“The Leaving Certificate points required for many top college courses are likely to rise slightly, due to some of the best results for a number of years, when almost 40,000 places are offered to school leavers and others on Monday. Figures seen by the Irish Examiner show 18% of those seeking places through the Central Applications Office (CAO) have 450 out of a maximum 600 points — the highest proportion with such high marks ever, apart from 2007 …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Times, 15 August]