Calls to revamp college points system
The points for almost half of all level 8 degrees are up and are unchanged for another one-in-five, despite a 2% drop in overall college applicants and slightly more places being offered by colleges at this stage of the Central Applications Office (CAO) process.
The degrees requiring more points include nearly three-quarters at NUI Galway and more than 60% of degrees at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University of Limerick, University College Cork and Dublin City University.
