In Numbers: The points race
Wondering how many students got 500 points, and how many will be disappointed today? We crunch the numbers.
View ArticleCAO site under attack
Third-level application site goes down due to “malicious attacks”.
View ArticleWhat’s a DDoS ‘cyber attack’ anyway?
The CAO website is down after a malicious attack. What’s going on?
View ArticleStraight-A student to auction notes on eBay
Co. Clare student to sell notes for college funds.
View ArticleReport expected to make the case for capping places in college
Ruairí Quinn is set to receive a report outlining the need for student numbers to be capped in order to avoid the return of fees.
View ArticleRyder Cup: Poulter edges ahead of Garcia but Harrington’s race looks run
Eight of the 12 players that will represented Europe at Medinah have been confirmed. McIlroy and McDowell are two of them.
View Article2012 Leaving Cert results ‘broadly similar to previous years’
More students took higher level Maths this year, looking to nab some bonus points which will drive up college requirements.
View ArticleAlmost 11,000 Leaving Cert students to benefit from bonus Maths points
The college points race begins in earnest on Monday – but already the bonus points project seems to be working.
View ArticleMaths and IT courses see biggest surge in CAO points race
Mathematics and Physics at the University of Limerick saw the highest points surge – up by a whopping 145 points.
View ArticleTrinity scheme to offer college places to students below CAO minimum
A pilot programme – intended to begin with Law in 2014 – will see some places reserved for students measured on alternative grounds.
View ArticleUniversities propose radical overhaul of Leaving Cert points system
A submission to Ruairí Quinn sees Ireland’s seven universities outline issues with the Leaving Cert – and how to change it.
View ArticleColumn: The Leaving Cert ‘points race’ is bad – but it’s better than...
‘Radical’ new proposals for interviews are really a return to the past, writes Joanna Tuffy TD. Instead, we need a much wider debate on third level education.
View ArticlePoints race: Chance for lesser lights (or ROG) to make hay
With many of the traditional trail-blazers called upon for bigger and better things, can lads like Andy Fenby, Tom Prydie and Scott Wight close the gap?
View ArticleDept. of Education to overhaul Leaving Cert programme and points race
Plans include reducing the number of degree programmes, cutting grade bands and changing the predictability of exams.
View ArticleExplainer: A beginner’s guide to the CAO Points system
Some of your loved ones might be awaiting a college offer – through a system that mightn’t make sense to many. Here’s our crash course.
View ArticlePoints jump for business, agriculture and science courses
Students hoping to receive an offer for their first preference courses will find out what the points requirements are this morning.
View ArticlePoll: Is the CAO points system fair?
Further proposals for a revamp of the Leaving Certificate have been reported this morning.
View ArticleWales hit Italy for 61 and set Ireland a target to chase in Edinburgh
Italy were well and truly rolled over in the second half in Rome.
View ArticleAs it happened: Scotland v Ireland, Six Nations final day
We went minute-by-minute for Ireland’s mission to Murrayfield.
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