Updates and analysis
Short pieces on the CAO cycle, written when there is something worth saying rather than on a schedule.
What a CAO points site owes you
An independent Irish CAO guide built on the CAO's own published charts. What it holds, how each figure is checked, and where it says it does not know.
The maths bonus most calculators get wrong
Twenty five points sounds simple. Where those points are added changes the answer, and most tools online add them in the wrong place.
Last year's points are not a target
The number beside a course is a description of what happened, not a bar you have to clear. That difference changes how you build your list.
The February deadline nobody reads properly
What must be done by 1 February, which course choices can wait, and why restricted courses and HPAT need separate attention.