Applying to University in The Republic of Ireland

Central Applications Office, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway, Ireland. Tel. +353-(0)91-509800 Fax +353-(0)91-562344 www.cao.ie

Central Applications Office

Students apply online to include; Personal details Course choices in preferential

order to a maximum of ten Education results at GCSE and AS

levels. (If re-sitting a module, results can follow in March)

Certified copies of the results to be sent to CAO

Payment

Application fees are;

€25 before 20 January 2013 €40 before 1 February 2013 €50 for late applications 1 May 2013

It is preferable that students outside ROI payby credit card (Visa/MasterCard) or by a

debit card (Laser).

Initial Acknowledgement

After submission of the application, student receives ‘CAO Application Number’ which is used for all subsequent correspondence.

Results and Offers

All examinations results are forwarded to CAO by relevant GCE Examination boards.

Offers will be made in order of the highest preference.

Timetable of Events

5 Nov – CAO on-line application opens 1 Feb – normal closing date for

applications 1 Mar – closing date for course choice

changes 1 May – closing date for late

applications 19 Aug – first round offers 28 Aug– second round offers