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Atlantic Technological University (ATU) is one of Ireland’s most dynamic and connected universities, serving 31,000 students across nine campuses in Donegal, Sligo, Galway and Mayo. As a multi-campus technological university, ATU combines academic excellence with industry engagement, applied learning and regional impact, providing students with opportunities to succeed in an increasingly competitive and evolving world.

With the numbers of students in sixth year increasing year on year and application numbers to the CAO at almost 96,000 in 2026, what is the situation as individuals seek a place in an undergraduate course in one of Ireland’s third-level institutions?

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) is the largest provider of Further Education and Training (FET) in the West of Ireland, with 37 FET centres across both counties.

Choosing what to do after school is one of the biggest decisions you will have made so far. Whether you have your heart set on a particular course, have a few options in mind, or genuinely have no idea yet, the choice can feel overwhelming. That is exactly why events like Pathways matter.

Selecting the correct career progression option following your Leaving Cert or at any other stage in life is a major challenge for any of us. For the majority of those reflecting on this dilemma today, the ultimate answer will be found in receiving and accepting a CAO offer in late August 2027.

For Leaving Cert students hoping to study medicine, February means one thing: the HPAT.

BY JAMIE CONLON

For the majority of students across Ireland, your college course choice is made within the whirlwind of the Leaving Cert. A concoction of exam pressure, CAO deadlines, points calculators, and career ambitions swirl around the teenage brain as students attempt to forge their way through the third-level minefield.

Through a dynamic partnership between Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) and Atlantic Technological University (ATU), new Tertiary Degree pathways are reshaping higher education.

With the first round of CAO offers issued on August 26, University of Galway has made over 4,000 offers to prospective undergraduate students for the upcoming academic year.