CAO Courses in Ireland

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• Education is key to our becoming wealthiest in the world
  IRELAND could become one of the world's smartest and wealthiest nations – but it will need planning for education over the next 50 years, according to Higher Education Authority boss, Tom Boland.
• Time to spread the word – reading's great
  BUSINESSES and their employees have signed up to a new initiative to help young children learn how to read.
• DIT's uni bid gets boost from minister
  DUBLIN Institute of Technology's (DIT) frontrunner status in the bid to become a technological university was underlined yesterday in a significant appointment made by the Education Minister.
• Girls have the write stuff
  Boys are twice as likely to say they do not enjoy writing compared with girls, a British survey has shown.
• Education boost as Irish pupils' ranking jumps in global tests
  IRISH 15-year-olds have turned in better performances than they did three years ago in international tests in science, reading and maths – but Asian countries outperform the rest of the world.
• The down-grading of CSPE could harm vital human rights education
  In the new Junior Cycle Framework, Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) is to be downgraded from a mandatory State-examinable subject to a short course delivered at the discretion of schools.
• The application process for mature students is lined with supports
  Every year a large number of applicants to the CAO fall within the mature student category. For anyone considering entering third level as a mature student, it is a big step and often intimidating but is worth it.