It's College Awareness Week, so who better to have on than one of Ireland's largest universities, TU Dublin.  Lynda Young, Deputy Admissions Officer, and final year Marketing student, Megan Gately, take us through life at TU Dublin and the huge number of progression opportunities at the university.

Rónán O'Muirthile joins Donnchadh to discuss the Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies.  Rónán is the head of this faculty and we discuss opportunities for graduates of these degrees, the digital portfolio submission, life on the IADT campus plus:
BSc in Applied Psychology
BA in Film
BA in Television
BA in Design for Film
BA in Photography and Visual Media
BA in Art
BA in Animation

The IADT Open Day also takes place on 20th November 2021.

On this episode of LCG, Donnchadh discuss the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences with Dr. Breda McTaggart, Kate Brown and graduate Seamus Bannon.

We discuss: Social Care Practice
                            Early Education and Care
                            English and Psychology
                            Sociology and Politics
                            Law and Business

Kate Brown gives us a world exclusive and Seamus Bannon talks about what his Sociology and Politics degree has allowed him to do.

Donnchadh catches up with Dr. Patrick Cosgrove from Mary Immaculate College after their busy virtual open day.

They discuss courses such as Education and Psychology, Primary Teaching International, their new BSc in Psychology and their six Post Primary courses on the Thurles campus.

Find out why MIC has a 94% retention rate and also what scholarships they have to offer.

Dr Kim Zwitserloot (International Student Recruitment) and Ciara Murray (1st Year Student) join Donnchadh on this episode to talk about University College Utrecht.

What does the college offer in terms of curriculum? Is it expensive to study there?  What is the application process like? How did Ciara (from Dublin) settle in?  Why did she pick UCU over a CAO option?  How has she picked her subjects and what is life like there? Plus lots more.

In the latest episode, Fiona asks Donnchadh the questions sent in by students and parents on Instagram for this podcast.

Find out alternative routes to Medicine and Physiotherapy.  What do you do if you don't know what you want to do?  What is the CAO?  How do I manage to apply to study abroad?  Are there accommodations for students with learning difficulties at third level, plus much more.

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Founder of MedEntry Dr Ann Deely joins Donnchadh this week on the podcast.

They talk about the HPAT exam, studying for the HPAT alongside the Leaving Cert, the benefits of MedEntry and tips for the class of 2022 and much more.

Carlow College is building towards the future with the introduction of some brilliant courses for the CAO 2022 applicants.

Orla Kerwin tells us about Carlow College,  Available Places and the Social Care Degree.

Dr Eoghan Smith talks 1. Arts & Humanities,  2. English & History, 3. Media, English & Culture (New) and 4. Politics, Philosophy and Sociology (New)

Densie Dowling informs us about the new Psychology course waiting accreditation and upcoming events at the college.

Take a look at my Alma Mater and the possibilities it holds.

Donnchadh is joined by Caroline Duggan, Student Recruitment Officer and Dr. Gavin Collins from the College of Science and Engineering in the latest LCG podcast.

Caroline talks about what students can expect from their upcoming open day.  She also goes into detail about the new stream available in GY101.

Dr. Collins is very passionate about the initiatives that NUI Galway College of Science and Engineering are doing at the minute, particularly their work on climate change.  He talks about the new module in Science called Climate and in particular talks about GY301 BSc in Science and what that entails.

The NUI Galway Open Day takes place on 2nd October 2021.

Griffith College is Ireland's largest independent college in Ireland with three campuses in Dublin, Limerick and Cork offering courses in Law, Computing, Business, Media and Design

I am joined on this episode by Sarah Edmondson (Schools Liaison Officer), Dr. Robbie Smyth (Deputy Head of Faculty of Journalism and Media Communications), Karen Sutton (Head of Faculty of Law) and Erica Masterson (recent Griffith College graduate in Business Studies and Opportunity Scholarship winner)

Find out about the amazing Media and Journalism facilities on offer to Griffith students.  The opportunity for Law undergraduates to get work experience in Philadelphia and so much more on this podcast episode.

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For clarification please note that if you have completed the first or any subsequent year of a course of study leading to a qualification at Level 7 or higher on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications or a degree awarded by a university in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, you are eligible to sit the FE-1 entrance examinations for the Law Society of Ireland. You can provisionally pass any one or more of the eight subject examinations of the FE-1; with provisional passes becoming absolute passes once the recognised degree is obtained.