Relief for some, agony for other students as CAO offers released

Some students are thrilled to have gotten their first choices in the CAO offers, while others have to wait until the second round offers are released in the coming weeks. File Picture.

Amelia Heffernan, from Carlow, had prepared herself for the worst come the first round of CAO offers today. Having sat her Leaving Cert in 2019, she thought she was in a relatively good position for her chosen course.

However, she started to get nervous on Monday with the talk of grade inflation.