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Courses you can get with 240 CAO points 2026

140 courses closed at or below 240 points in the 2026 round one offers, 32 of them honours degrees, across 14 institutions.

Read that as history rather than as a promise. A course's points are the points of the last applicant who was offered a place, so the number describes where the queue was cut in 2026 and moves every year. What makes it move.

Courses at 240 points

140 closed at or below 240 points, and 99 closed within twenty points above it. Points move by more than that from one year to the next, so the ones just short are worth putting on a list rather than writing off. Sort any column, or narrow by level, institution and how close you are.

Showing 237 of 239 courses

2 courses are hidden, the ones the CAO marks as needing a portfolio, an audition, an interview or a test. Where that assessment is scored and added to the Leaving Certificate total, the figure beside the course is not a points total and cannot be compared with the rest. .

Darker is more competitive:Under 200200 to 299300 to 399400 to 499500 to 599600 and over
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More people had these points than there were places, so the last places went to a lottery. Having the points did not guarantee an offer.
Science - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU270Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220161+20
Marketing and Sales - Galway AU503Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220–+20
Audio and Music Production DK865Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8219219+21
Applied Sports Science with Sport and Exercise Nutrition - Thurles US784Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7219–+21
Business Management DL823Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8217217+23
Business with Fashion Management - Limerick US794Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7217–+23
Computing in Cybersecurity and Computing Infrastructure DK725Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7217217+23
Legal Studies - Waterford SE422South East Technological UniversityLevel 7216–+24
Legal Studies - Carlow SE423South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+25
Electrical Engineering - Waterford SE720South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+25
Tourism Management - Cork MT552Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7215206+25
Applied Social Studies in Social Care - Athlone US782Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7214186+26
Business - Carlow SE414South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+26
Early Childhood Education and Practice - Carlow SE935South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+26
Business (General Entry) - Blanchardstown TU902Technological University DublinLevel 8211–+29
Business - Waterford SE415South East Technological UniversityLevel 7211–+29
Business and Digital Technology DL848Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8210210+30
Exercise and Health Science - Athlone US788Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7210–+30
Fashion Buying and Retail Management - Waterford SE419South East Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+30
Pharmacy Technician Studies - Carlow SE937South East Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+30
Hospitality Management - Cork MT554Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+30
Business Studies DK816Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8209209+31
Sports Development and Performance - Limerick US785Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7209–+31
Electronic Engineering and Engineering Software (General Entry) TU726Technological University DublinLevel 7209–+31
Arts - Waterford SE200South East Technological UniversityLevel 8208208+32
Outdoor Education - Castlebar AU590Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7208208+32
Public Relations and Media - Carlow SE417South East Technological UniversityLevel 7207–+33
Engineering - Civil Engineering DK744Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7207197+33
Recreation and Sport Management - Waterford SE933South East Technological UniversityLevel 7206–+34
Digital Marketing and Public Relations DK712Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7206206+34
Computer Engineering - Athlone US714Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7205–+35
Networking Technologies - Grangegorman TU716Technological University DublinLevel 7205326v+35
Accounting and Finance (Campus Options) - Blanchardstown OR Tallaght TU788Technological University DublinLevel 7205–+35
Audio and Music Production DK768Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7205205+35
Construction - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU242Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7204204+36
Computing (Information Technology) - Blanchardstown TU757Technological University DublinLevel 7204–+36
Business with Management DK802Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8200200+40
Mechanical Engineering - Waterford SE723South East Technological UniversityLevel 7200–+40
Business and Technology DK711Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7200198+40
Science - Sligo AU730Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7199179+41
Drama Theatre and Film DK770Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7199199+41
Business - Wexford SE416South East Technological UniversityLevel 7198–+42
Computing - Limerick US710Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7197–+43
Accounting and Finance DK810Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8195195+45
Arts Management DL822Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8194194+46
Enterprise Management GB002Galway Business SchoolLevel 8193–+47
Professional Social Care Practice - Carlow SE926South East Technological UniversityLevel 7193113+47
Tourism and Hospitality Services - Waterford SE924South East Technological UniversityLevel 7191–+49
Civil Engineering - Limerick US760Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7190–+50
Business Studies with Event Management - Limerick US791Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7189–+51
Enterprise and Innovation - Limerick US723Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7188–+52
Applied Social Care - Waterford - College Street SE927South East Technological UniversityLevel 7188–+52
Business - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU200Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7188188+52
Business - Sligo AU800Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7188180+52
Digital Marketing - Athlone US724Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7187–+53
Tourism and Hospitality Operations - Letterkenny AU221Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7187187+53
Culinary Arts - Athlone US630Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7186–+54
Early Childhood Education and Care - Castlebar AU491Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7185185+55
Sport and Exercise with Business DK867Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8184184+56
Culinary Arts Professional Chef Programme - Galway AU429Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7182–+58

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Figures are the 2026 round one points published by the CAO, read from its own points lists (opens in a new tab), checked 8 September 2026. Courses assessed partly on a portfolio, audition or test are left out, because their published score is on a different scale and cannot be compared with a points total.