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Press releases

08/03/2024
CAO release 2024 course choices data
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2024 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...]
01/02/2024
77,049 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline
The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5pm today (Thursday, 1 February). The application figure to this deadline was 77,049. [more...]
11/09/2023
3,105 Round Two CAO offers issued.
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday, 11 September) issued 3,105 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...]
30/08/2023
87,075 Round One CAO Offers Issued
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 30 August) issued 87,075 Round One Offers to 57,980 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 52,949 Level 8 course offers and 34,126 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...]
03/08/2023
6,270 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (3 August)
Round Zero offers concern applicants who are not competing with those awaiting 2023 Leaving Certificate examination grades, or who are assessed on other criteria. The applicants who fall into this category include graduate entry medicine applicants, additional mature applicants, deferred and Access applicants, and applicants presenting QQI FET/FETAC qualifications for consideration for entry to courses with a quota for QQI FET applicants. [more...]
06/07/2023
5095 applicants to receive CAO offers today (6 July)
A total of 5,095 applicants will receive an offer in this early round - of these, 4,349 will receive a Level 8 offer and 1,621 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...]
30/06/2023
CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5pm
Over 3,900 applicants have yet to enter any course choices. The CAO Change of Mind deadline is Saturday, 1 July at 5pm. [more...]
25/05/2023
CAO release 2023 offers schedule
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today announced the date for Round One offers. [more...]
04/05/2023
CAO Statement of Application process has commenced
CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...]
08/03/2023
CAO release 2023 course choices data
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2023 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...]

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