Third Level

Delia-Sara Fandache is a fourth year business and Spanish student at DCU and ICADE Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

Reshma Thomas, a biotechnology graduate, is based at Pfizer’s Newbridge site

Guidance counsellor and career coach Edel Smyth shares her advice for graduates preparing to land their first job after college

From navigating the application process to adapting to new learning environments, students from the Republic share their experience of studying in Britain and Northern Ireland

The event at the RDS offers industry talks, hands-on experiences, demonstrations and chances to speak to employers and education providers

‘I knew from day one I wanted to work in the music industry,’ says Kathryn Mason

Classroom to College: Higher Options supplement is an essential guide for Leaving Cert students

Higher Options and WorldSkills Ireland event has a wide range of representatives to help you decide what to pursue after the Leaving Cert

Flexibility, boundaries and finding out how things are done are key to finding your feet in a new workplace

Key to this event highlighting choices in further education, training and careers is to prepare beforehand while leaving room to discover something unexpected

PwC, Pfizer and the Central Bank are some of the companies and statutory bodies with paid graduate programmes

Find out about potential careers from Teneo’s Kelli O’Keeffe, barrister Joy-Tendai Kangere and NCAD course co-ordinator Enda O’Dowd

Entering the world of work can be a little overwhelming; approach it like a marathon and you will be less likely to feel exhausted

Third-level disability supports are there to support students with their learning and adjustment to college life

Ronan Meleady is a fourth year law and politics student at the University of Limerick

We will pay for the proposed new schemes and get no utility from them

PBSA Council of Ireland wants Government to remove VAT on construction costs for approved developments

Students describe feeling lonely in groups and struggling to make deeper connections all while feeling under pressure to be living socially active lives

It can seem that everyone else is easily making friends and having fun in the early days. Some of them are pretending

Next Tuesday at 3pm is the cut-off point for receipt of acceptance of CAO round-one offers

‘Almost 4,500 every year in Ireland do not progress from year one to year two … There’s a lot of unhappy students and parents’

Queen’s colleges were established in 1845 in Belfast, Cork, and Galway to serve growing middle-class that included the island’s Catholic majority

If initially it can seem a bit hard to break into circles, clubs and societies are key to settling in to college life, says one fourth year

Profession contributes €12.65bn to Ireland but warns recruitment must meet demand

Ireland’s housing crisis has made the ritual of living away from home a nerve-racking one for the country’s 280,000 third-level students

Rent, food, travel, books, laptops and the €2,500 contribution fee add up to a considerable amount for students and families

New horizon beckons for teenager who hails from DRC but has progressed from St Aidan’s Community School in Tallaght

Having been denied Dare, Grace McNamara is very excited to have secured an arts place

Many students find the change from learning at second level challenging, but there are a variety of supports in place

Applicants who receive no offer can check the CAO’s ‘available places’ facility, or wait for Round 2

For some, the good fortune of high points is countered by the misfortune of random selection

Green Party councillor calls on Jim O’Callaghan to intervene; UCC academic says universities showing contempt for native Irish students

When the offer came through, Alex Murphy was unsure if he wanted to pursue the course

Danny Goff says moving to Maynooth will pose challenges, but he can’t wait to get started

Campaigners call for reform of ‘pressure cooker’ points system

Applications for veterinary medicine, physiotherapy and medicine all increased this year

How to accept or defer – and what happens if you get an upgrade in your Leaving Cert points

What are the outcomes for respective graduates, particularly on durability of skills and earning potential, in the age of AI?

College costs a lot of money, so start planning now

Grades may be down, but applications to college are up