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Press releases

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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
07/02/2025
83,447 applicants at close of CAO exceptional application deadline
The Central Applications Office (CAO) exceptional application deadline closed at 5pm yesterday (Thursday, 6 February). The application figure to this deadline was 83,447. The CAO's normal closing date is 1 February at 5pm, however, an exceptional application facility was introduced this year for those impacted by Storm Éowyn. [more...]
30/01/2025
Exceptional application facility for those who have been impacted by storm Éowyn
The Central Applications Office (CAO) application deadline for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions is Saturday, 1 February at 5pm. An exceptional application facility will be made available from 1 February at 5pm until 6 February at 5pm for applicants who are currently experiencing power and internet outages due to Storm Éowyn. [more...]
09/09/2024
2,774 Round Two CAO offers issued
A total of 1,945 Level 8 offers, and 829 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 2,533 CAO applicants in this round. 1,009 applicants are receiving an offer for the fist time. [more...]
28/08/2024
83,369 Round One CAO Offers Issued
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 28 August) issued 83,369 Round One Offers to 56,571 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 51,934 Level 8 course offers and 31,435 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...]
08/08/2024
7,082 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (8 August)
This year there were 4,497 Level 8 offers and 2,585 Level 7/6 offers issued in Round Zero. The reply date by which applicants must accept their offer is 13 August at 3pm. [more...]

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