All other CAO courses can be added or removed from your application list up to the final change-of-mind deadline on July 1st. For further education (FE) programmes, you must indicate which PLC courses you are applying for on your initial application to each college. Between February 5th and March 1st, any CAO applicant may change a course choice for a fee of €10. Many of these countries have invested in their third-level infrastructure for centuries and have sufficient places to accommodate most aspiring applicants. In recent decades, due to lower birth rates, fewer young people are seeking third-level places, so places are more readily available.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2026 15:02 UTC