The Irish Times

What will CAO points requirements look like in 2022?

CAO 2022: Most applicants get an outcome which enables them to successfully progress to the next stage of their educational journey

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 01:01

I’m worried CAO points will soar. Are there alternative options?

Ask Brian: There are often alternative routes to study popular courses which require far fewer points

Tue May 11 2021 - 00:00

We shouldn’t take the independence of our universities for granted

Our colleges are exceptional sources of vitality for society and pillars of democracy

Tue May 04 2021 - 00:08

Credit Suisse shareholders seek removal of risk chief after twin scandals

Big investors target Andreas Gottschling in wake of Archegos and Greensill controversies

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 10:51

Leaving Cert: Grade inflation needs to be addressed as a priority

Giving students two bites of the cherry is almost certain to increase grades

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 11:52

I’m worried CAO points will go through the roof this year. What are my options?

Ask Brian: All signs are that CAO points will not be returning to 2019 levels anytime soon

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 01:00

How CAO applications are processed

The points for any given third-level course can rise or fall each year

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 05:00

In a Word . . . vowel

‘Beware the misplaced vowel. Verily, I say unto you, it can land one in deepest doo-doo’

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 00:30

Trump refusal to accept defeat an ‘embarrassment’, says Biden

US will be ‘back in the game’, president-elect tells world leaders in round of calls

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 08:56

US attorney general instructs federal prosecutors to investigate possible electoral fraud

Republican Party rows in behind Trump’s refusal to accept election outcome

Tue Nov 10 2020 - 19:00

White House walls close in as Trump unleashes bitter legal fight

Drama and anxiety as America counts carefully amid Republican claims of fraud

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00

Trump claims election being ‘stolen’ as Biden in touching distance of victory

‘If you count the legal votes, I easily win, if you count the illegal votes they can try and steal the election from us’

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 00:43

I missed out on CAO points for nursing. Is there another route into it?

Ask Brian: Cost-cutting means there are few options outside the CAO process

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 00:00

Attention turns to final rounds of CAO

Brian Mooney: The CAO’s Available Places facility has almost 200 courses advertised

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 21:58

Ireland has struggled to protect nursing homes from Covid-19

Government belatedly tackles problem with new measures to slow virus in care settings

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 00:36

More than 677,000 on hospital waiting lists last month, new figures show

Almost 103,000 people have been waiting more than 18 months for a slot

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 17:48

Credit Suisse board set to back CEO Thiam over spying affair

Zurich-based lender is battling its worst reputational crisis in years after it engaged a private investigator to track its outgoing head of wealth management, Iqbal Khan

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 15:47

Occidental close to sealing Anadarko Petroleum acquisition

Company increases cash portion of its bid to 78% from 50% as it looks to close $38bn deal

Mon May 06 2019 - 14:13

Budget 2019: The full text of Paschal Donohoe’s speech

Minister for Finance announces planned Government expenditure for next year

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 15:01

Breda O’Brien: Attempts to liberalise abortion under way

Three-day ‘cooling off’ deemed demeaning and freedom of conscience under fire

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00

Outgoing Chief Justice Susan Denham’s valedictory remarks

‘The judiciary has been the Cinderella of the three sisters - the three great organs of State’

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 01:00

Declan Ganley firm in legal action against US government

Rivada Networks leads consortium seeking to remain as bidder for telecoms contract

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 05:00

Enda Kenny should not set a departure date, says Varadkar

Minister says he is more interested in settling into new brief than contesting the leadership

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 14:13

London Games event presses ‘Start’

Games London will ‘supercharge’ UK’s growing sector, says city mayor Johnson

Thu Feb 18 2016 - 07:00

Simon Harris to press EU on lowering flood fund threshold

‘About €1bn in damages would have to be incurred in Ireland’s case’

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00

Floods: EU laws not to blame, insists European Commission

Reaction follows criticism that EU water directive prevents councils dredging rivers

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 12:06

Depleted Connacht facing a difficult assignment

Pat Lam’s squad without 20-first team players as they head to Newcastle

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00

Kenny’s Eighth Amendment move is opportunistic and cunning

Analysis: Taoiseach took his party by surprise by proposing vote on the amendment

Fri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00

Love/Hate actor spared jail for possession of cannabis

Leroy Harris built up drugs debt of €1,000 when he was 18-years-old

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 17:31

British prime minister David Cameron has committed no crime

It is widely recognised that British Conservatives enjoy more adventurous sex lives than members of any other party

Thu Sept 24 2015 - 12:19

Virginia killings a crime for social media times

On-air murder of journalists were horrific but not unfamiliar in US cycle of violence

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 05:00

Adrian Hopkins recalled as ‘risk taker’ at funeral service

Travel business owner was arrested in 1987 for carrying Libyan arms destined for IRA

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 22:04

Ferguson protests over Brown killing end peacefully, say police

Tuesday night the first night since Friday to end without arrests, says police spokesman

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 17:06

On a high in the Isle of Skye

The largest and most northerly of the Inner Hebrides has rugged mountain scenery, pretty towns, Michelin-starred food, and of course, a decent dram

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00