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Contact CAO

Please Note: Office contact hours are 09:30 to 13:00, and 14:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.

If you submit a query (via our online Contact form) over the weekend, your correspondence will be recorded and a member of our team will respond to you when the office re-opens.
Have a question for CAO?
If your query is in relation to eligibility, exemptions, restrictions and course-related requirements you should contact the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) directly.

Contact a Higher Education Institution directly »
DARE / HEAR
To speak to a DARE representative in the Access Office of each of the participating institutions, please use the contact details listed here.

To speak to a HEAR representative in the Access Office of each of the participating institutions, please use the contact details listed here.
Address:
Central Applications Office, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway, H91 X25V, Ireland

Telephone: +353-(0)91-509800


At certain points during the application process phone lines will be extremely busy and we advise all applicants to send their query through the online contact us form.
To make a complaint, or for information on the Independent Appeals Commission, please click here for further instruction.