Clare has experienced the joint-second-highest percentage drop in the number of CAO applicants issued with Round One offers this year compared to 2023.
The number of Clare people who applied to the CAO in 2024 and received an offer is over 10% below that of last year, despite roughly the same number having sat the Leaving Cert here both years.
83,369 offers of courses have been issued by the CAO in Round One – almost 52,000 of which are for Level 8 courses with the remaining 31,400 for courses at Level 6 or 7.
In Clare, 1,457 applicants have received an offer which is 179 fewer than the 1,636 applicants who were issued offers last year – indicating a decrease in 2024 of 11%.
For advice on CAO offers and acceptance, Alan Morrissey was joined by Mary Tyrell, Career Guidance Counsellor, Teacher at Ennistymon Community School and Manager of Career Focus.
You can listen to the full interview below
