Timetable of Events
Please note:
- These dates may be amended.
- Tests and interviews form part of the entry-requirements for certain courses.
Please consult the literature of the HEI for further information.
| 5th November 2025 (12:00) |
CAO online application facility opens.
CAO Change of Course choices facility opens |
| 20th January 2026 (17:00) | Apply online by this date to avail of the discounted application fee of €35. |
| 1st February (17:00) | Normal closing date for applications. |
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Registration Window: 5th November - 1st February |
HPAT Test - Undergraduate Entry to Medicine |
| 5th February (12:00) | Online facility to amend course choices becomes available (€10 Fee) |
| Before 15th February |
Paper Applicants will be sent a Statement of Course Choices
(Contact CAO if you do not receive it) |
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Test sitting: 13th February - 16th February |
HPAT Test - Undergraduate Entry to Medicine |
| 1st March (17:00) |
Closing date for amending course choices
Closing date for completion of mature section of application form Closing date for final completion of online HEAR/DARE forms |
| 5th March (12:00) | Late application facility opens. |
| 10th March (17:00) | Latest date for HEAR/DARE supporting documentation to arrive in CAO |
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Test window: TBC |
GAMSAT Test - Graduate Entry to Medicine |
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Registration window: TBC |
Mature Nursing registration - Information available at www.nmbi.ie |
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Test window: TBC |
Mature Nursing Test |
| 1st May (17:00) | Closing date for late applications |
| 5th May (12:00) | Online Change of Mind facility becomes available (Free) |
| Before 15th May |
Late Paper Applicants will be sent a Statement of Course Choices
(Contact CAO if you do not receive it) |
| Before End of May |
Statement of Application Record sent to all applicants
(Contact CAO if you do not receive it) |
| 1st July (17:00) | Change of Mind closes |
| TBC | Round A offers for certain Non-Standard categories of applicants - applicants receive an offer by e-mail and SMS text |
| TBC | Round A acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Round 0 offers for certain Non-Standard categories of applicant - applicants receive an offer by e-mail and SMS text |
| TBC | Round 0 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Current year Leaving Certificate results issued |
| TBC |
Round 1 offers available from 14:00 online - also issued by e-mail and SMS text.
Applicants who have not received an offer will receive a `Statement of Application` e-mail. |
| TBC | Available Place facility opens |
| TBC | Round 1 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Round 2 offers available online. |
| TBC | Round 2 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Round 3 offers available online - applicants will also receive an offer notification by e-mail and SMS text. |
| TBC | Round 3 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Round 4 offers available online - applicants will also receive an offer notification by e-mail and SMS text. |
| TBC | Round 4 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Round 5 offers available online - applicants will also receive an offer notification by e-mail and SMS text. |
| TBC | Round 5 acceptances closing date. |
| TBC | Results of Leaving Certificate appeals released |
| TBC | Offer Season Ends. |
| 5th November 2026 | CAO application facility opens for 2027 applications |