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Courses you can get with 590 CAO points 2026

1225 courses closed at or below 590 points in the 2026 round one offers, 930 of them honours degrees, across 28 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 590 points

1,225 closed at or below 590 points, and 8 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 1,220 of 1,233 courses

13 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
Random selection
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.
Physiotherapy TR053Trinity College DublinLevel 8Random selection567*–+23
Business, Economic and Social Studies (BESS) TR081Trinity College DublinLevel 8Random selection567*566*+23
Occupational Therapy CK704University College Cork (NUI)Level 8566557+24
Optometry - Grangegorman TU871Technological University DublinLevel 8566–+24
Human Health and Disease TR056Trinity College DublinLevel 8566554*+24
Law and Business CK307University College Cork (NUI)Level 8565564+25
European Studies TR024Trinity College DublinLevel 8565553+25
Law DN600University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8559556+31
Biomedical Science (offered jointly MTU Cork Campus and UCC) MT871Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8Random selection555*–+35
Speech and Language Therapy CK705University College Cork (NUI)Level 8Random selection555*555+35
Common Entry into Engineering (Undenominated Entry) DC200Dublin City UniversityLevel 8555–+35
Physiotherapy RC004RCSI University of Medicine & Health SciencesLevel 8555–+35
Clinical Speech and Language Studies TR007Trinity College DublinLevel 8555–+35
Law and German TR019Trinity College DublinLevel 8555554+35
Business Studies and French TR085Trinity College DublinLevel 8555554*+35
Business and Law DN610University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8Random selection555*555+35
Biomedical Engineering GY408University of GalwayLevel 8555–+35
Architecture DN100University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8554–+36
Commerce DN650University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8Random selection554*554+36
Mechanical Engineering GY405University of GalwayLevel 8554–+36
Education and Psychology - Primary Teaching - Limerick MI008Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8554–+36
Biological and Biomedical Sciences TR060Trinity College DublinLevel 8553544*+37
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering DC195Dublin City UniversityLevel 8552–+38
Business Studies and Spanish TR090Trinity College DublinLevel 8552–+38
Psychology DN720University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8548543+42
English Studies TR023Trinity College DublinLevel 8546532+44
Law and Irish CK304University College Cork (NUI)Level 8545–+45
Physical Sciences TR063Trinity College DublinLevel 8545544*+45
Environmental Science and Engineering TR064Trinity College DublinLevel 8545544*+45
Pharmacy - Waterford SE525South East Technological UniversityLevel 8544543+46
Architecture - Offered jointly by UCC and MTU CK606University College Cork (NUI)Level 8544535+46
Pharmacy - Sligo AU975Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8Random selection544*544+46
Global Business (Canada) DC119Dublin City UniversityLevel 8544–+46
Electronic and Computer Engineering DC190Dublin City UniversityLevel 8544–+46
Athletic Therapy and Training DC204Dublin City UniversityLevel 8544–+46
Economics DN710University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8544543*+46
Biomedical Science GY303University of GalwayLevel 8544–+46
Aeronautical Engineering LM077University of LimerickLevel 8544–+46
Speech and Language Therapy LM106University of LimerickLevel 8544–+46
Applied Psychology CK120University College Cork (NUI)Level 8543541+47
Global Business (Spain) DC114Dublin City UniversityLevel 8543–+47
Common Entry into Actuarial and Financial Mathematics DC127Dublin City UniversityLevel 8543–+47
Mechatronic Engineering DC193Dublin City UniversityLevel 8Random selection543*–+47
Biomedical Engineering DC197Dublin City UniversityLevel 8543–+47
Occupational Therapy TR054Trinity College DublinLevel 8Random selection543*543*+47
Radiography DN410University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8543–+47
Commerce International DN660University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8Random selection543*543*+47
Engineering (Undenominated) GY401University of GalwayLevel 8543–+47
Energy Systems Engineering GY413University of GalwayLevel 8543–+47
Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering DC194Dublin City UniversityLevel 8Random selection542*542+48
Occupational Therapy GY502University of GalwayLevel 8542–+48
Speech and Language Therapy GY503University of GalwayLevel 8542–+48
Common and Civil Law LM027University of LimerickLevel 8542–+48
Occupational Therapy LM104University of LimerickLevel 8542–+48
Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) TR911Trinity College DublinLevel 8541531*+49
Engineering CK600University College Cork (NUI)Level 8540532+50
History TR003Trinity College DublinLevel 8540538+50
Science DN200University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8540533+50
Law (Pathways) - 3 years or 4 years CK301University College Cork (NUI)Level 8534531+56
Chemical Sciences TR061Trinity College DublinLevel 8534531+56

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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.