Category : Fees, access and admissions

Third-level student leaders say Leaving Cert results date is still not early enough

CAO offers to be made on Wednesday 30 August

Leaving Cert exam results to be released on August 25, Norma Foley confirms

Norma Foley to meet exam chiefs as speculation mounts about Leaving Cert results date

Ulster University physiotherapy training places being cut

Stormont budget: Tuition fees could go up to £7,000 a year to raise money

Cuts to student nursing places ‘totally unacceptable’ – Dillon

Exam authorities told to issue Leaving Cert results in August, Foley says

University of Galway calls for action on Leaving Cert results timeline

I’m struggling to make ends meet. Will I be eligible for the new €500 student grant?

Delayed Leaving Cert results: Late college start having negative impact on mental health of first years, UCD warns

Delayed release of Leaving Cert results needs to stop

Fourteen new degree courses to be unveiled outside CAO points race

Medical places for non-EU students

NI universities: Applicant numbers ‘likely to rise by 20% by 2030’

Students choosing colleges closer to home in face of rising cost of living

Medical student lost €14,000 when college fees were redirected in money-laundering scam

Arts at Maynooth most popular CAO choice as demand for transport and agriculture soars

Student Contribution Charge

CAO 2023: Decrease in applicants for nursing and medicine

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