Q: What’s happening today? A: Today at 2pm, the first round of college offers will be released to students through the CAO. Earlier this year, the CAO received 83,424 applications — an increase on ...

It’s that time of year again — the CAO applications have officially opened for the 2026-2027 academic year. The CAO (Central Applications Office) is the system used in Ireland where students apply for ...

Thousands of students have received second round offers of college places through the Central Applications Office (CAO). A total of 3,370 offers were issued to 3,024 applicants in round two of the ...

If a 2025 Central Applications Office (CAO) offer is going to be accepted, this must be done before 3pm on the reply deadline date. Note that there are only two days to accept offers from Round Two ...

Ireland’s Central Applications Office (CAO), which processes applications for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Ireland, issued 83,369 Round One Offers to 56,571 CAO applicants today, Wednesday, ...

Every year, Ireland’s highly competitive college entry system throws up the same problem. Students who have achieved high CAO points – often, a full 625 – still miss out on the course they sweated ...