CAO helpdesk 2026: ‘I wasn’t offered medicine in round one, could I get it in round two?’

Welcome to The Irish Times CAO Helpdesk for 2026. Using the form below, you can submit any questions you have about this year’s process, from CAO points and Leaving Cert results, to appeals, offers, deferrals and more.Our education experts, Deirdre Garrett and Brian Howard, are online now to answer your questions before the CAO issues the first round of offers to candidates at 2pm. Please submit your queries throughout the day in the form below.27 minutes agoIf my son is offered his second choice today, could he be offered his number 1 over the coming weeks if there is availability on the course? We think he is just shy of the required points. - MaryYes, if he becomes entitled to it, he will be offered it, regardless of what else he have been offered. - Brian 34 minutes agoI didn’t receive