[ad_1] A GLOBETROTTING car thief has been convicted by the Special Criminal Court, which is not part of the jury, for murdering the manager of the Sunset House pub in Dublin more than four years ago. Liverpool native David Hunter, 41, residing in Du Cane Road, White City, London, had denied the murder of 35-year-old … Read more
[ad_1] It’s the news that CAO applicants have been preparing: Despite a 12 percent increase in the total number of third-level spots available this year, CAO points have risen significantly. But the points have not increased in all courses or, in some cases, not as much as expected. In other cases, however, the higher points … Read more
[ad_1] Nearly 80,000 students are discovering their college destination this afternoon as the CAO offers are sent out. A total of 78,000 have applied for third-level courses throughout the country. Those who have applied will have received their offers starting at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, and will have until 3:00 p.m. next Wednesday to accept … Read more
[ad_1] Points have risen in nearly three-quarters of grade or level 8 courses, according to this year’s CAO data. This is a very significant increase and is likely to cause disappointment among many applicants. Overall, Level 7/6 courses have seen a 60% increase in points over last year. Courses in many fields have seen increases. … Read more
[ad_1] CAO Points for Entry to Most College Courses Have Increased Significantly This Year, New Figures Show Ratings inflation in this year’s Leaving Cert results has caused CAO points to rise to 70 or 80 points at the high end. Overall, points increase for approximately three-quarters of honors or level eight courses this year. LIVE: … Read more
[ad_1] The minimum points required to earn a place in certain high-demand college courses are expected to be higher than last year. The first round CAO offers will be sent out at 2pm this afternoon. When the calculated scores for this year’s Leaving Cert were released Monday morning, Department of Education officials said that despite … Read more
[ad_1] It has been a long and difficult year, but the wait for this year’s crop of future third graders ends today. Tens of thousands of applicants will find out this afternoon if their college application has been successful when they receive Round One offers through the Central Application Office (CAO). The Round One offering … Read more
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump rejected claims that he lied to the American people about the coronavirus threat, as the consequences of his comments to veteran journalist Bob Woodward reverberated Thursday. Various interviews between the president and Woodward for the latter’s new book give the impression that Trump deliberately downplayed the severity of the new … Read more
[ad_1] Last year, a professor who resigned from a gender equality group at the university told University College Dublin president Professor Andrew Deeks that he saw “no evidence of any commitment to take the necessary steps” to rid to the campus of physical and verbal sexual harassment. Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty resigned from UCD’s Gender Equality … Read more
[ad_1] Gardaí has opposed the renewal of a license for a pub on Achill Island in Co Mayo for alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations in one of the first such cases. Opposing the renovation of the Ted Lavelle Public House in Cashel, Achill before the Achill District Court, Inspector Dennis Harrington alleged that there are … Read more