2025-2026 College Open Days
(See HEI websites for further details of open days)| Code | HEI | Dates & Times (where supplied by HEI) |
| AC | American College, Dublin 2 | |
| AD | National College of Art and Design, Dublin 8 | Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 Click here for more details. |
| AU | Atlantic Technological University | Donegal Letterkenny Wednesday 21/01/2026 4pm-6:30pm Thursday 07/05/2026 4pm-6:30pm Galway City, Dublin Road Thursday 22/01/2026 6pm-8pm Galway City, Dublin Road and Wellpark Road Saturday 18/04/2026 10am-1pm Mayo Wednesday 11/03/2026 10am-12pm Connemara Saturday 21/03/2026 11am-1pm Mountbellew Wednesday 04/03/2026 10am-12:30pm Sligo and St Angelas Tuesday 27/01/2026 6pm-8pm Saturday 25/04/2026 10am-1pm |
| BY | IBAT College Dublin, Dublin 2 | |
| CK | University College Cork (NUI) | For the full list of UCC`s Open Days/Campus Tours and links to register, please keep an eye on the Events List here. |
| CM | Marino Institute of Education, Dublin 9 | |
| CT | CCT College Dublin, Dublin 2 | |
| DB | Dublin Business School, Dublin 2 | On-Campus Open Evening is on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, running from 12pm-2pm. Online Open Event: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, from 5pm-6pm. Please visit the DBS website to register for either of these events - and keep an eye out for additional Open Days scheduled for January 2026. |
| DC | Dublin City University, Dublin 9 | November 14th-15th - DCU November Open Day December 2nd - QQI FET Open Day January 15th - CAO Information Evening (Virtual) April 18th - Spring Open Day May 5th - TY Open Day June 24th - June CAO Information Day For more information about DCU Open Days, please visit https://www.dcu.ie/studentrecruitment/dcu-open-days. To speak to DCU about Open Days or School Visits, please email studentrecruitment@dcu.ie |
| DK | Dundalk Institute of Technology | November 19th, 2025: Open Evening 4pm-8pm November 20th, 2025: Schools Open Day Event 10am- 1pm CAO & Course Information Session: Saturday, 17th January 2026 10am-1pm |
| DL | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology | Spring Open Day: Saturday 28th February 2026 |
| DN | University College Dublin (NUI), Dublin 4 | 8th November, 2025 Click here for more details. |
| DS | Dorset College, Dublin 1 | |
| GB | Galway Business School | |
| GC | Griffith College, Dublin 8 | Dublin Main Campus: 5th May, 2026 5.30pm - 7pm Cork Campus: 5th May, 2026 5.30pm - 7pm Limerick Campus: 6th May, 2026 5.30pm - 7pm Click here for more details. |
| GY | University of Galway | University of Galway Spring Open Day: Saturday, 21st March 2026 University of Galway Mature Students` Information Evening: Thursday, 15th January 2026 from 6:30pm For more information, click here. Shannon College of Hotel Management: On-campus Open Day: Wednesday, 19th November 2025 at 2pm On-campus Open Evening: Tuesday, 20th January 2026 at 5pm Dublin Road Show Intercontinental Hotel Wednesday, January 21st at 6.30 pm Virtual Information Evening - Monday, December 1st 2025 6.30pm and Thursday, April 30th 2026 6.30 pm |
| ID | ICD Business School, Dublin 2 | |
| LM | University of Limerick, Ireland | 2026 Annual Open Day: 17th January, 2026 Further information is available here |
| MH | Maynooth University, Co Kildare | November 2025 Open Days: Friday, 28th November (9am-1pm) Saturday, 29th November (10am-2pm) Online CAO Information Evening: Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 Spring Open Day: Saturday, 25th April, 2026 (10am-2pm) Summer Open Day: Saturday, 27th June, 2026 (10am-2pm) Full details are available here |
| MI | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | MIC Limerick Student Experience Day Thursday 30 April 2026 MIC Thurles Student Experience Day Saturday 25 April 2026 (rescheduled) For more information see http://www.mic.ie/CAO. |
| MT | Munster Technological University | Spring Open Day - MTU Kerry Campus 21st March 2026 from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm |
| MU | St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Co Kildare | November 2025 Open Days: Friday, 28th November Saturday, 29th November Spring Open Day: Saturday, 25th April, 2026 Summer Open Day: Saturday, 27th June, 2026 |
| NC | National College of Ireland (NCI), Dublin 1 | Wednesday, 19th November 2025, 12:00-15:00. Register here Saturday, 24th January 2026, 10:00-13:00. Register here Wednesday, 13th May 2026, 12:00-15:00. Register here Saturday, 27th June 2026, 11:00-13:00. Register here |
| PC | Carlow College, St. Patrick`s | - CAO Choices Open Evening Wednesday, 21st January 2026, 6pm - 8pm Register here - Returning to Education - Mature Student Taster Day Wednesday, 28th January 2026, 9.30am - 12pm Register here - Spring Open Day Thursday, 5th March 2026, 10am-1pm Register here |
| RC | RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dublin 2 | Undergraduate Open Day: Friday, 9th January 2026 For details, click here |
| SC | Setanta College | |
| SE | South East Technological University | - WATERFORD CAMPUS Fri, 7 November, 2025 10am-2pm Spring Open Days - WATERFORD CAMPUS Thurs, 23 April, 2026 6-8pm - CARLOW CAMPUS Sat, 9 May 2026 10am-2pm Information Evenings - PARENTS` INFORMATION SESSION (ONLINE) - Tues, 25 November 2025 6.30-7.30pm - CAO information Evening - Wed, 14 January 2026 (Carlow Campus) |
| TR | Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 | Trinity Undergraduate Open Day 2026: Saturday, 21st November, 2026 Further information is available at www.tcd.ie/cao/ |
| TU | Technological University Dublin | Full details: visit www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/open-days-events |
| US | Technological University of the Shannon | TUS Midlands (Athlone Campus): Spring Open Evening is taking place on the 15th of April from 18:00-20:00 |