Today Is Deadline For CAO Applications, As Talks Continue On Future of State Exams

Students are being urged to get their CAO application in early, ahead of today's deadline.

The cut off time for applying for undergraduate courses in colleges is a quarter past 5 this evening.

Meanwhile the Cabinet sub-committee on education will meet today to discuss plans for the phased reopening of schools, as well as the fate of the traditional state exams in June.
Talks are continuing on the prospect of bringing back children with additional education needs after plans for a return were scrapped last month.
Meanwhile, students are calling for clarity from Education Minister Norma Foley on the Leaving and Junior Cert exams.