Choose science, Minister urges students

EDUCATION Minister Noel Dempsey has urged school leavers to consider courses in science and technology when they get their Leaving Certificate results this week.

His call comes against a background of a slight fall in first preference applications for places in such third-level courses compared to last year.

But the real decisions will be made when the first round of college place offers is issued by the Central Applications Office (CAO) next Tuesday.