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Mon 11 Nov 2009Third-level places may be capped due to funding crisis
A CAP on the number of students entering third level may be necessary as colleges struggle with a deepening funding crisis, according to the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority, Tom Boland.
His suggestion, made in an article in today’s Irish Times, will raise concerns about the return of the “points race”. Inevitably, any cap would trigger a dramatic increase in CAO points for many popular courses at third level.
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