Institute of Guidance Counsellors

Open days have always been a feature of choosing a course, but the threat of Covid-19 has effectively closed campuses to visitors, with third levels m(...)

Would you welcome your parents tagging along to an open day? Or would you be more likely to say: “please go away, you’re embarrassing me”? Over the (...)

What will college be like in 2021? The class of 2021 – who may or may not sit the traditional Leaving Cert exam next June – are, along with the rest o(...)

Choosing a college course is one decision – where to do it is a whole other question. But, with Covid-19 upending so much about further and higher edu(...)

The Higher Options conference is the starting point for many students as they begin to plan the next phase of their educational journey. It brings to(...)

My daughter would love to study physiotherapy but feels the high points requirements will be beyond her. She says there are options in European univer(...)

So you didn’t get the course you want. Or you’ve got the course you thought you wanted, but now you’ve changed your mind. Perhaps you don’t really wa(...)

Questions relating to exam results and CAO points allocations usually feature prominently among those addressed by guidance counsellors manning The Ir(...)

Many secondary school students feel worried that they have lost out due to distance learning and fear falling further behind in the coming academic ye(...)

“Forget about points, don’t waste energy fretting about future events and focus on the tasks your teachers set you each week and day.” This advice to(...)