A quick guide to navigating CAO offers

Meadhbh Ni Chathasaigh, Maria De Barra Ni Mhurchu, Aisling Darby and Aoibhe Ni Dhuibhir, all Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, in Cork.

Meadhbh Ni Chathasaigh, Maria De Barra Ni Mhurchu, Aisling Darby and Aoibhe Ni Dhuibhir, all Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, in Cork.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 - 08:05
Laurie O’Flynn

Guidance Counsellor, former teacher and chairperson of the Galway/Mayo branch of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Claire Murphy answers some of the most common queries that arise when CAO offers come out to this year’s record number of over 83,000 applicants.

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