John Walshe: CAO offers leave many students frustrated as high achievers lose out to those with inflated grades from previous years

Almost 20,000 CAO applicants this year sat the Leaving Cert in previous years and benefitted from the pandemic-era measures

Education Minister Helen McEntee

As students and parents across Ireland pore over this year’s college-entry requirements, many families face disappointment.

All the signs are that the same pattern will be repeated next year and the system will remain under pressure for the foreseeable future.