Feelings of isolation can emerge for parents as children grow up, become more independent and begin to leave home

‘Almost 4,500 every year in Ireland do not progress from year one to year two … There’s a lot of unhappy students and parents’

If initially it can seem a bit hard to break into circles, clubs and societies are key to settling in to college life, says one fourth year

Rent, food, travel, books, laptops and the €2,500 contribution fee add up to a considerable amount for students and families

New horizon beckons for teenager who hails from DRC but has progressed from St Aidan’s Community School in Tallaght

Having been denied Dare, Grace McNamara is very excited to have secured an arts place

When the offer came through, Alex Murphy was unsure if he wanted to pursue the course

Danny Goff says moving to Maynooth will pose challenges, but he can’t wait to get started

A social media post planted the idea of an accounting technician’s apprenticeship in Lauren Hickey’s head

Students typically apply for restricted courses earlier in the CAO process

Lana Dowling was ‘lost’ for a long time in secondary school, but PLC courses proved a huge help in building her future

Having begun a tertiary degree at 45, David Faulkner is proud of being able to say: ‘I am able; I am capable’

The tertiary degree route is one student Saira Mughal highly recommends to others

She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube

Bel Aghedo has completed her first year of a law degree at University of Galway