“Within the new figures, there was a significant increase in applications for the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE), and a small increase in the number of people looking to be considered for the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR). The most popular courses were in the areas of Health (74,897 first preferences), Business (55,439), Arts (41,061) and Social and Behavioural Sciences (33,678) …” (more)
[Mairead Maguire, TheJournal.ie, 11 March]