Rural Life
A young farmer from Co. Galway is pursuing her childhood dream of becoming a vet - embarking on her studies this year in Poland
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, August 27) issued 86,098 round one offers to 59,201 applicants.
Interest in agricultural and veterinary courses has increased from last year, according to CAO 2025 application data
ATU has said its new bachelor of veterinary medicine and surgery (BVMS) will not begin until September 2026.
Forestry
Coillte has announced the launch of its 2025 Forestry Scholarship Programme, just as CAO applications have opened for students
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, August 28) issued 83,369 round one offers to 56,571 CAO applicants
Agricultural courses have recorded the biggest decline in first preference applications this year compared to 2023, the CAO said.
First preference choice of a level 8 agriculture course on this year’s CAO applications is down 21% on last year
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, August 30) issued 87,075 round one offers to 57,980 CAO applicants.
The amount of CAO applicants being accepted into agricultural and veterinary courses decreased for 2022 compared to 2021
Students interested in studying veterinary medicine dropped by 18% this year compared to last year, according to the CAO
CAO Round A Offers became available from 10:00a.m this morning (Thursday, July 6) to a total of 5,095 applicants
CAO applications to agriculture, veterinary and environmental courses are down this year, with less first preference mentions also.
Other
There has been keen interest in the new TUS ag science and sustainability degree, according to TUS course co-ordinator, Brigid Doyle.
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday, September 8) issued 85,894 first round offers to 57,296 applicants.
The first preference choice of an agriculture course on this year's CAO applications is down slightly on last year's figure.
The CAO is reminding aspiring third level students that the deadline for changing their course choices is this Friday (July 1) at 5:00p.m.
The Central Applications Office 2022 application data shows demand for a number of agricultural science courses decreased on the previous year
The Central Applications Office (CAO) online application facility for higher education institutions...
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has issued 82,000 Round 1 offers to over 55,000 applicants this afternoon (Tuesday, September 7).
"There are other options beyond the traditional college degree," Fine Gael senator Aisling Dolan said ahead of CAO offers being issued.
There has been an increase in students putting third level courses related to agriculture and the environment as their CAO first preference.
There was a 13% increase in Central Applications Office (CAO) applicants putting agriculture-related courses as their Level 8 first preference.
