Press releases
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06/07/2026 5,926 applicants to receive CAO offers today (6 July) A total of 5,926 applicants will receive an offer in this early round – of these, 5,188 will receive a Level 8 offer and 1,884 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. 1,146 applicants will receive an offer on both the Level 8 and Level 7/6 lists. [more...] |
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05/05/2026 CAO Statement of Application process has commenced CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...] |
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09/03/2026 CAO receives 88,817 applications by 1 February deadline On its 50th year in operation, CAO releases 2026 course choices data accompanied by data on significant milestones in the organisation’s history. [more...] |
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29/01/2026 Normal closing date for CAO applications is 1 February at 5pm The Central Applications Office (CAO) is reminding prospective higher education applicants that the normal closing date for registering on the CAO system for 2026 entry is Sunday, 1 February at 5pm. [more...] |
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08/09/2025 3,370 Round Two CAO offers issued A total of 2,364 Level 8 offers, and 1,006 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 3,024 CAO applicants in this round. 1,226 applicants are receiving an offer for the first time. [more...] |
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27/08/2025 86,098 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 27 August) issued 86,098 Round One Offers to 59,201 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 54,256 Level 8 course offers and 31,842 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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07/08/2025 7,921 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10 am on 7 August Round Zero offers concern applicants who are not competing with those awaiting 2025 Leaving Certificate examination grades, or who are assessed on other criteria. [more...] |
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04/07/2025 5,846 applicants to receive CAO offers today (4 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 10 am today (4 July). [more...] |
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07/05/2025 CAO Statement of Application process has commenced CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...] |
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10/03/2025 CAO release 2025 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2025 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...] |