Garda Vetting
A number of programmes offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), especially in the areas of medicine, health, social work and education, require students to undertake placements that will bring them into contact with children or vulnerable adults and in which they will assume positions of trust. To ensure the protection of the public, and justify public trust and confidence, the HEIs are committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake these programmes.The HEIs use the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) vetting service to assess the suitability of such applicants, and in some cases, may also require applicants to provide an enhanced disclosure by the completion of an affidavit. Therefore, offers on the following programmes are conditional and could subsequently be withdrawn if applicants do not meet the Garda Vetting requirements of the HEI.
This is not an exhaustive list. It is compiled from the information provided to CAO to date by the HEIs. Contact the appropriate HEI for further information.
Courses requiring Garda Clearance for 2025 entry: **
| AD202 | Education and Art or Design (Second Level Teaching - portfolio) |
| AU170 | Health Science with Physiotherapy Studies |
| AU171 | Health Science with Occupational Therapy Studies |
| AU172 | Health Science with Dietetics Studies |
| AU173 | Dental Nursing |
| AU174 | Pharmacy Technician |
| AU190 | Early Childhood Care, Health and Education |
| AU222 | Sport and Exercise |
| AU290 | Inclusive Practice for Special Needs Assistance |
| AU320 | Sports and Exercise - Common Entry |
| AU321 | Athletic Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation |
| AU380 | General Nursing |
| AU381 | Mental Health Nursing |
| AU382 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| AU390 | Early Childhood Care, Health and Education |
| AU391 | Health and Social Care |
| AU491 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| AU575 | Physics and Instrumentation |
| AU590 | Outdoor Education and Leisure |
| AU593 | Applied Social Care |
| AU620 | Education (Art and Design and Communication Graphics) |
| AU662 | Sport and Exercise Science |
| AU663 | Public Health Nutrition |
| AU664 | Sports Coaching |
| AU671 | Medical Science |
| AU675 | Physics and Instrumentation |
| AU680 | Education (Design, Graphics and Construction) |
| AU690 | General Nursing |
| AU691 | Mental Health Nursing |
| AU693 | Geography and Outdoor Education |
| AU695 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| AU696 | Applied Social Care |
| AU698 | Psychology |
| AU699 | Outdoor and Environmental Education - Common Entry |
| AU803 | International Tourism and Event Management |
| AU804 | Applied Sport with Business |
| AU823 | Performing Arts |
| AU861 | Health Science and Physiology |
| AU862 | Human Nutrition |
| AU903 | Sport with Business |
| AU905 | Tourism and Event Management |
| AU916 | Sociology and Politics |
| AU917 | English and Psychology |
| AU918 | Social Care Practice |
| AU919 | Early Education and Care |
| AU929 | Writing and Literature |
| AU930 | Writing and Literature (online) |
| AU931 | Performing Arts |
| AU971 | Health Science and Physical Activity |
| AU972 | Human Nutrition |
| AU973 | Clinical Measurement Physiology |
| AU985 | Education, Home Economics and Biology - with concurrent Teacher Education |
| AU986 | Education, Home Economics and Religious Ed - with concurrent Teacher Education |
| AU987 | Education, Home Economics and Irish - with concurrent Teacher Education |
| AU988 | Education, Home Economics - with concurrent Teacher Education |
| AU991 | General Nursing |
| AU992 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| CK111 | Early Years and Childhood Studies |
| CK114 | Social Science (Youth and Community Work,interview) |
| CK115 | Social Work - Mature Applicants only |
| CK124 | Education - Gaeilge |
| CK125 | Physical Education, Sports Studies and Arts |
| CK413 | Science Education |
| CK701 | Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) |
| CK702 | Dentistry |
| CK703 | Pharmacy |
| CK704 | Occupational Therapy |
| CK705 | Speech and Language Therapy |
| CK706 | Public Health Sciences |
| CK708 | Paramedicine |
| CK710 | General Nursing |
| CK712 | Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) |
| CK720 | Mental Health Nursing |
| CK730 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| CK740 | Midwifery |
| CK791 | Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT required) |
| CM001 | Education - Primary Teaching |
| CM002 | Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants |
| CM003 | Oideachas - Bunmhúinteoireacht - Trí Mheán na Gaeilge (TEG) |
| CM004 | Oideachas - Bunmhúinteoireacht - Trí Mheán na Gaeilge (daltaí Gaeltachta - TEG) |
| CM010 | Education Studies |
| CM020 | Early Childhood Education |
| DC001 | Education - Early Childhood Education |
| DC002 | Education - Primary Teaching |
| DC003 | Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants |
| DC004 | Education - Primary Teaching - CIC (Church of Ireland Centre formerly CICE) |
| DC010 | Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and English |
| DC011 | Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and History |
| DC012 | Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and Music |
| DC013 | Post Primary Teacher Education - Gaeilge and French, German or Spanish |
| DC015 | Post Primary Teacher Education - Technology, Engineering and Graphics |
| DC016 | Post Primary Teaching - Home Economics and Technology |
| DC202 | Sport Science and Health |
| DC203 | Science and Mathematics Education |
| DC204 | Athletic Therapy and Training |
| DC205 | Physical Education with Biology |
| DC206 | Physical Education with Mathematics |
| DC207 | Psychology and Mathematics |
| DC208 | Psychology |
| DC209 | Health and Society |
| DC210 | Psychology and Disruptive Technologies |
| DC215 | General Nursing |
| DC216 | Mental Health Nursing |
| DC217 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| DC218 | Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) |
| DC235 | Education and Training |
| DK763 | Sport, Exercise and Enterprise |
| DK767 | Community Youth Work (portfolio,interview) |
| DK862 | Social Care |
| DK866 | Applied Youth Work (portfolio,interview) |
| DK867 | Sport and Exercise with Business |
| DK870 | General Nursing |
| DK872 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| DK874 | Mental Health Nursing |
| DK876 | Early Childhood Studies |
| DK877 | Midwifery |
| DK880 | Health and Physical Activity |
| DN262 | Human Nutrition |
| DN400 | Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) |
| DN401 | Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT required) |
| DN410 | Radiography |
| DN411 | Diagnostic Radiography - Graduate Entry |
| DN420 | Physiotherapy |
| DN430 | Sport and Exercise Management |
| DN450 | General Nursing |
| DN451 | Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) |
| DN452 | Midwifery |
| DN453 | Mental Health Nursing |
| DN760 | Education |
| GY109 | Arts (Mathematics and Education) |
| GY110 | Arts (Children and Youth Studies) |
| GY113 | Arts with Human Rights |
| GY137 | Arts (Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice) |
| GY303 | Biomedical Science |
| GY501 | Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) |
| GY502 | Occupational Therapy |
| GY503 | Speech and Language Therapy |
| GY504 | Podiatric Medicine |
| GY515 | General Nursing |
| GY516 | Mental Health Nursing |
| GY517 | Midwifery |
| LM089 | Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| LM090 | Physical Education with concurrent Teacher Education |
| LM091 | Languages with concurrent Teacher Education |
| LM092 | Science with concurrent Teacher Education (Biology with Physics or Chemistry or Agricultural Science) |
| LM094 | Graphics and Construction Technology with concurrent Teacher Education |
| LM095 | Graphics, Engineering and Technology with concurrent Teacher Education |
| LM096 | Science with concurrent Teacher Education (Physical Sciences with Chemistry and Physics) |
| LM097 | Mathematics and Computer Science with concurrent Teacher Education |
| LM100 | Physiotherapy |
| LM101 | Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT required) |
| LM103 | Paramedic Studies (Clean Driving Licence required - Full B and minimum Provisional C1) |
| LM104 | Occupational Therapy |
| LM131 | Irish Music (audition) |
| LM132 | Irish Dance (audition) |
| LM133 | Contemporary Dance (audition) |
| LM134 | Voice (audition) |
| LM135 | World Music (audition) |
| LM150 | General Nursing |
| LM152 | Mental Health Nursing |
| LM154 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| LM156 | Midwifery |
| MH001 | Education - Primary Teaching (Froebel) |
| MH002 | Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants (Froebel) |
| MH003 | Early Childhood - Teaching and Learning (full-time) |
| MH116 | Community and Youth Work (Full-Time,interview) |
| MH212 | Science (with Education) or Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) or Mathematics and Applied Maths (with Education) |
| MH221 | Sport Science and Health |
| MI003 | Psychology |
| MI004 | Education - Primary Teaching - International |
| MI005 | Education - Primary Teaching |
| MI006 | Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants |
| MI007 | Early Childhood Care and Education |
| MI008 | Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching |
| MI016 | Education, Business Studies and Accounting |
| MI017 | Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies |
| MI018 | Education, Gaeilge and Religious Studies |
| MI019 | Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies |
| MI020 | Education, Mathematics and Gaeilge |
| MI021 | Education, Mathematics and Business Studies |
| MI022 | Education, Home Economics and Business Studies |
| MT510 | Recreation and Leisure Management |
| MT511 | Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| MT512 | Health and Exercise Sciences with Massage Therapy |
| MT513 | Coaching and Sports Performance |
| MT571 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| MT573 | Social Care Work |
| MT574 | Social Care |
| MT682 | Pharmacy Technician |
| MT872 | Pharmaceutical Science (Degree Award option: Biopharmaceutics) |
| MT880 | Wildlife Biology |
| MT906 | Physical Education Studies with Business |
| MT910 | Sport and Exercise Management |
| MT911 | Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| MT912 | Health and Exercise Sciences with Massage Therapy |
| MT913 | Coaching and Sports Performance |
| MT915 | Coaching Science and Sports Pedagogy |
| MT925 | Counselling with Addiction (Mature applicants only,interview - Delivered in Galilee House of Studies, Athy, Co Kildare) |
| MT926 | General Nursing |
| MT927 | Mental Health Nursing |
| MT930 | Home Economics and Business (First three years in MTU; Final two years in UCC) |
| MT931 | Popular Music - Electric Guitar (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT932 | Popular Music - Electric Bass (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT933 | Popular Music - Keyboards (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT934 | Popular Music - Drums (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT935 | Popular Music - Voice (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT936 | Music (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT938 | Musical Theatre (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT939 | Theatre and Drama Studies (entrance assessment,audition) |
| MT940 | Event Management (3 Year Programme) |
| MT970 | Montessori Education |
| MT971 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| MT972 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| MT974 | Social Care |
| NC030 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| PC404 | Applied Social Studies - Professional Social Care |
| RC001 | Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) |
| RC004 | Physiotherapy |
| RC005 | Pharmacy |
| RC007 | Dentistry |
| RC101 | Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT required) |
| SE900 | Health Sciences |
| SE901 | Sport Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy |
| SE902 | Exercise Sciences |
| SE903 | Strength and Conditioning |
| SE904 | Sports Coaching and Performance |
| SE905 | Sport and Exercise Science |
| SE906 | Recreation and Sport Management |
| SE907 | Sports Management and Coaching (Gaelic Games - portfolio) |
| SE908 | Sports Management and Coaching (Rugby - portfolio) |
| SE909 | Sports Management and Coaching (Football - portfolio) |
| SE911 | Early Childhood Care and Education |
| SE912 | Early Childhood Education and Practice |
| SE913 | Early Childhood Education and Practice |
| SE914 | Psychiatric Nursing |
| SE915 | General Nursing |
| SE916 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| SE917 | Applied Social Studies in Professional Social Care |
| SE918 | Professional Social Care Practice |
| SE919 | Social Care Practice |
| SE926 | Professional Social Care Practice |
| SE927 | Applied Social Care |
| SE928 | Applied Health Care |
| SE929 | Sport Coaching and Business Management (Gaelic Games - portfolio) |
| SE930 | Sport Coaching and Business Management (Rugby - portfolio) |
| SE931 | Sport Coaching and Business Management (Football - portfolio) |
| SE933 | Recreation and Sport Management |
| SE934 | Early Childhood Education and Practice |
| SE935 | Early Childhood Education and Practice |
| SE936 | Physiology and Health Science |
| SE937 | Pharmacy Technician Studies |
| TR007 | Clinical Speech and Language Studies |
| TR009 | Music Education (interview,audition) |
| TR016 | Deaf Studies |
| TR051 | Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) |
| TR052 | Dental Science |
| TR053 | Physiotherapy |
| TR054 | Occupational Therapy |
| TR055 | Radiation Therapy |
| TR072 | Pharmacy |
| TR084 | Social Studies (Social Work) |
| TR091 | General Nursing (Meath, St James`s and Naas) |
| TR093 | General Nursing (Adelaide School of Nursing,interview) |
| TR095 | Mental Health Nursing |
| TR097 | Intellectual Disability Nursing |
| TR801 | Dental Nursing |
| TR802 | Dental Hygiene (interview) |
| TR911 | Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) |
| TR913 | Midwifery |
| TU654 | Pharmacy Technician Studies |
| TU735 | Sports Management and Coaching |
| TU736 | Sports Science and Health |
| TU737 | Sports Studies |
| TU761 | Ophthalmic Dispensing |
| TU790 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| TU791 | Applied Social Studies in Social Care |
| TU792 | Community and Youth Development |
| TU866 | Biomedical and Molecular Diagnostics |
| TU867 | Medical Science |
| TU868 | Clinical Measurement Science |
| TU869 | Environmental Health |
| TU870 | Human Nutrition and Dietetics |
| TU871 | Optometry |
| TU872 | Public Health Nutrition |
| TU879 | Physics with Medical Physics and Bioengineering |
| TU935 | Sports Management and Coaching |
| TU936 | Sports Science and Health |
| TU962 | Drama (Performance - audition) |
| TU989 | Early Childhood Education and Care (Campus Options) |
| TU991 | Applied Social Studies in Social Care |
| TU992 | Community Development and Youth Work |
| TU995 | Early Childhood Education |
| TU996 | Social Care |
| TU997 | Applied Social Care |
| US640 | Sports Development and Coaching |
| US660 | Pharmacy Technician |
| US661 | Dental Nursing |
| US780 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| US781 | Social Care Work |
| US782 | Applied Social Studies in Social Care |
| US783 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| US785 | Sports Development and Performance |
| US786 | Applied Sport Science Strength and Conditioning |
| US787 | Business Studies with Sports Management |
| US788 | Exercise and Health Science |
| US801 | B Ed Art and Design (Offered jointly by TUS and UL - portfolio) |
| US877 | General Nursing |
| US878 | Mental Health Nursing |
| US920 | Social Care Work |
| US921 | Social Care Practice |
| US922 | Social Care Work |
| US923 | Social Care Work |
| US924 | Applied Psychology |
| US925 | Applied Psychology |
| US926 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| US927 | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| US928 | Community and Addiction Studies |
| US933 | Physical Education Studies |
| US941 | Business Studies with Event Management |
| US950 | Nutrition and Health Science |
| US951 | Sports Science with Exercise Physiology |
| US952 | Sports Management (with International Placement) |
| US953 | Business Studies with Sports Management |
| US956 | Athletic and Rehabilitation Therapy |
| US957 | Physical Activity and Health Science |
| US958 | Applied Sports Science with Strength and Conditioning |
| US959 | Applied Sports Science with Performance Technology |
** This is not an exhaustive list. It is compiled from the information provided to CAO to date by the HEIs. Contact the appropriate HEI for further information.