Leaving Cert Guidance

On today's episode, Dr Fiona Maloney, the Director of the National Tertiary Office, joins Donnchadh to discuss the new Tertiary degrees. Fiona talks about the new tertiary degrees that are being launched on Wednesday. Find out the entry requirements, how to apply for these degrees, getting a preliminary offer before your LC, how you can use your SUSI grant for the degrees, how to apply, locat...

Guidance counsellor, Brian Comerford from classroomguidance.ie joins me this week to discuss what careers will be popular in the future.  How can students future proof themselves from AI? How can students contribute to climate change, in what careers and courses? What skills can students learn that will be invaluable? What courses should students be looking at. Follow us @leavingcertguidance on In...

Donnchadh takes a deep dive into how to pick your college course with guidance counsellor Aoife McArdle from the Institute of Education. Where can a student start? What resources are there? What role to a guidance counsellor or parent play in the process plus lots more. Follow @leavingcertguidance on Instagram and TikTok

Clinical Psychologist, Dr Laura Buckley, joins Donnchadh to discuss dealing with exam stress and anxiety.  Laura discusses the importance of stress to humans, why it is so common among teenagers, how students can deal with stress using the TIPP method and physical soothing.  Dr. Buckley also gives tips to parents on how they can help their children deal with stress as best they can using the &apos...

On this episode Donnchadh is joined by Eileen Keleghan from the CAO.  This episode is a must from CAO 2024 applicants because Eileen outlines what applicants can expect from the CAO application, important dates, top tips for applicants, using the CAO handbook, the personalised CAO handbook. Follow @leavingcertguidance on Instagram and TikTok to stay up to date.

Did you know that 55,330 CAO applicants had an arts degree on their CAO list last year? Dr John McGinnity, Guidance Counsellor at the Institute if Education, joins me this week to discuss the importance of an arts degree, the different types of arts degrees, what students can do when they graduate with an arts degree, Erasmus and Study Abroad opportunities and much more. This week's podcast e...

@the_LC_team Leaving Cert Business expert and secondary school Business teacher, Ciara Long joins Donnchadh on the podcast to chat about her experience studying Business at third level, her unique route to Business, and tips and advice for LC Business students. This episode of the @leavingcertguidance podcast is brought to you by The University of Galway. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok on @leav...

This episode of The Leaving Cert Guidance podcast is brought to you by The University of Galway. On today's show I am joined by Emma Ronan (@leavingcertbiology.ie) and Lena Kadri (@chemistryschoolofgrowth).  Both are part of The LC Team on Instagram as the Biology and Chemistry experts respectively. Emma and Lena chat to Donnchadh about their experiences studying science in third level and wh...

What is an Open Day and how can students make the most of their experience? Guidance Counsellor from the Institute of Education, Aoife McArdle, joins me for tips and advice for students embarking on their first open days. This episode is brought to you by the University of Galway.  Their Open Day in the 5th and 6th October. Follow us on @leavingcertguidance

Muireann Carey is a medicine undergraduate in Trinity College.  She scored over 200 in her HPAT. Muireann talks about her preparation for the HPAT, how she juggled it the LC and the mocks while doing her prep.  She talks about when is a good time to start prepping and what the exam itself is like.  Finally, Muireann tells us why she chose Trinity and what her degree is like. Follow us @leavingcert...

You might know Danielle McFadden from Instagram or Tiktok, but Danielle is a very accomplished student having gotten 613 points in her LC.  Danielle talks about her approach to the exams, the study methods she used, how she set goals, the CAO process and her transition into college. Dont forget to follow us on @leavingcertguidance. You can follow Danielle on @daniellemcfaddenn

Did you know that almost 5,000 Irish students apply to UCAS every year? Holly Smith from The University Guys outlines the difference between the CAO and UCAS, key dates to know, how to write a personal statement, how the reference has changed this year and much more. Don't forget to follow @leavingcertguidance on Instagram and TikTok.

The Leaving Cert results are out so students are now turning their attention to the CAO offers out Wednesday 30th August at 2pm. Donnchadh is joined by Aoife McArdle, guidance counsellor at the Institute of Education as they discuss how offers work, how the different rounds work, available places, private college and direct entry courses, what if you don't get an offer, what can you do? This...

Friday 25th August at 10am. Aoife McArdle, Guidance Counsellor at the Institute of Education joins Donnchadh for this episode to chat about the upcoming results.  What will students expect on the day? When do students get a chance to see their marks? How can students view scripts?  What does the appeals process look like? What can I do if the results did not go well. The National Parents and Leavi...

One the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships to receive at Irish 3rd Level in the Quercus Talented Students Programme in UCC. Michele Power, Programme Manager and Elaine O'Mahony, Admistrator on the programme join the podcast today to outline the different categories for the programme, how to apply to the programme, tips for a successful applications, the AMAZING benefits of the schola...

Colette O Beirne from DCU tells us about the upcoming CAO Online Information Evening happening on Tuesday 17th January.  Students can register at dcu.ie Colette also gives advice to CAO applicants. Dr Ciaran Dunne is the Transversal Skills Director at DCU.  He talks about skills necessary for undergraduates to incorporate in order to make themselves more employable for the future.  Learning '...

What are the most common mistakes on the CAO application that can prohibit applicants from an offer? Where should applicants be at this stage in the CAO journey? What is Genuine Order of Preference and how significant is it? Eileen Keleghan from the CAO answers these questions and lots more on this week's podcast. This podcast is a must for anyone who is applying to the CAO. Follow us on Inst...

This week's episode is a jam packed show with guests from the University of Limerick. Firstly Stephen Ryan gives on updates on changes to courses at UL.  Dr Patrick Healy from the AI and Machine learning department chats about this course and the benefits of students graduating with this degree. Jan McCarthy, Course Director for Midwifery also joins on to discuss this course in UL and what ty...

This week UCAS expert, David Hawkins from the University Guys,  joins me on the podcast to discuss what Irish students need to know about the UCAS applications, writing a personal statement,  understanding entry requirements, how to pick a university and a course, and tips for teachers and guidance counsellors on how to write references and give predicted grades, plus lots more. Follow David on @t...

Happy College Awareness Week.  On this week's episode I am joined by John McGinnity, Admissions Officer at MU.  John and I talk about the upcoming open day, developments at MU in the last number of years, new courses starting in 2023, Arts in MU plus lots more. The MU open day takes place on 25th and 26th November.  See mu.ie/opendays for more details. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @leavi...

The IADT Open Day happens this Saturday 19th November.  Find out about the new courses starting there in 2023, portfolio requirements, project days, Erasmus, work experience and lots more.  Michele Murphy joins me this week to chat about all of the above. I am also joined by @teachwithtadgh to talk about planning out your study and the best approach. Find us on Instagram and TikTok @leavingcertgui...

Lynda Young from TU Dublin joins me on today's podcast to chat about the upcoming Open Day for all TU Dublin campus in Grangegorman.  Lynda also talks about the courses on offer there, the type of students that were taken in last year, progression routes, and what the college has in store for the future. Tadgh is back! We are talking about procrastination when studying and some tips for deali...

Dr. Patrick Cosgrove, Student Recruitment Officer at MIC, talks education courses (potential new post primary course in Thurles), non education courses, scholarships, accommodation and lots more on this weeks episode.  Don'f forget the MIC Limerick Open Day 20th and 21st October.  See www.mic.ie/cao for more details. @teachwithtadgh joins me again this week and we give out our tips on making...

Caroline Duggan, Student Recruitment Officer from University of Galway, and Adrian Larkin, Innovation Officer at the Business School in the University of Galway join me on the podcast this week. Caroline chats about the University's name change, the upcoming Open Day  and accommodation at the university of Galway for 2023. Adrian discusses the Commerce and Business undergraduate offerings and...

On this episode I am joined by Emma Coss.  Emma completed her PLC in Nursing Studies in Portlaoise Institute before moving to Canterbury Christchurch in England to begin her degree in Adult Nursing. Emma talks about her PLC and how it benefitted her in her degree, how she applied for the UK through UCAS and how she decided on Canterbury. @teachwithtadgh is back with me this week talking about heal...