The Dublin student was left devastated after she narrowly missed out on a place to study medicine at Trinity College Dublin by two points

Are we trying to send a message to our young people that hard work, commitment and sacrifice doesn’t pay, asks David Loughrey

So far, more than 38,000 have been  accepted since they were issued to 53,815 CAO applicants last Friday

Mia Dorney is delighted to be heading off to college to study her dream course

The mother of a teenager with autism, who received his CAO first round offer of a place on Ireland's first virtual reality degree course, is thrilled she 'stuck to her guns' in keeping him in mainstream education.

The publication of the Leaving Cert results last Monday was always going to be met with cries of “unfair” from those who didn’t make it to the summit of their expectations.

A total of 28 of Cork Institute of Technology's 45 courses have seen a jump in their points requirements while 44 of University College Cork's 64 courses saw an increase.

Q: I've noticed an error, who do I contact?  A: Make sure to immediately notify the CAO in the Correspondence Section of your CAO account.

One disappointed student missed out on the cut-off to his chosen course by a single point this year. 

You can use the database to search for CAO round one offers by college, category and specialist courses. Find out what courses are up, what courses are down and what are the best options.

This year, 80% of students applying to study such degrees have received an offer of their first, second or third choice courses.

Officials have tried to counteract the points rise by opening 3,600 extra places this year.

The chair of the CAO and deputy president of NUI Galway, Professor Pól Ó Dochartaigh has said that third level students should consider not returning home at weekends to stop the spread of Covid-19.

The emotional the rollercoaster continues for Leaving Cert students today as the CAO publishes the first round of college offers, writes Jess Casey

Holly Cairns, Social Democrat TD for Cork South-West, asked Mr Harris to consider setting up regional hubs for rural students

Record Leaving Cert results this year under calculated grades mean that entry points are expected to increase

Pupils who sat the State exams in recent years have raised concerns that they will miss out on places because of grade inflation

Many students who completed the Leaving Cert Vocational Programme and Leaving Cert Applied saw their scores increase, writes Jess Casey

The percentage of grade 1s at higher level, estimated by teachers, more than doubled in many subjects, and tripled in others