Colleges almost at capacity as more course offers in

Fewer than 2,500 people have been offered third-level places this morning as colleges are almost at capacity writes Niall Murray, Education Correspondent.

Some 2,573 offers have been available since 6am on the Central Applications Office (CAO) website but, with more than 100 people having two courses to choose from, the total number of recipients is 2,446, down from 2,901 at the same stage a year ago.