Brian Mooney

Applicants for the majority of courses on offer still have five months to make a final course selection

Consider these questions to help you determine your career path and how to get there

Timeline for this year’s college application process

Transition from school to third level can be a challenge. This is what you have to think about

Carpe diem: you are never too old to follow your dreams

Hear and Dare access schemes offer eligible applicants the possibility of lower points requirements

Applicants to any NUI constituent colleges should check out the matriculation requirements

Ask Brian: As the oral is now worth 40%, a good performance is key to getting a decent grade

Tables highlighting the data collated in Feeder Schools 2022

More students from Deis schools secured places on high-points courses than from fee-paying schools but disparity remains

All incoming first-year students are included, no matter what year they sat the Leaving Cert

College data accounts for current and previous students who register in the same year

Veterinary medicine courses on offer in eastern Europe are more expensive, but accommodation is much cheaper

Ask Brian: Knowledge about the EU tends to be an elusive hobby rather a core part of our schools’ academic programmes

Ask Brian: There is currently a huge crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers