The front pages
The first round of CAO offers will be published this morning and all of the national newspapers are bracing prospective students with various headlines:
‘Points race back as CAO offers show rise in entry standards’ – the Irish Times.
‘Points up after record exam results’ – the Irish Examiner.
‘Points soar for 700 college courses’ – the Irish Independent.
Record numbers of applications have subsequently increased the points for 700 or so college courses, mainly in the areas of science, computing and medicine, according to the Indo’s findings.
The Times tell us the figures show “two-thirds of the 70 most popular honours degree courses have registered an increase in points.â€
Meanwhile, in the Examiner’s front page CAO story it is reported that the Green Party are interested in introducing third-level fees that could be repaid in the form of a graduate tax.
