Leaving Cert 2022: The points race and the housing race are harder than ever

Students now need more CAO points than ever to secure a spot in many university courses, thanks to grade inflation caused by the predicted grades system of the pandemic years.

And while this year's grades will be raised to match the inflated grades of the past two years, the situation means some deserving students will miss out on their preferred places.

Even if students do secure a place at university, how will these young people find a place to live in a country grappling with a severe accommodation crisis?

“I think about it all the time. If I don’t get my accommodation, I cant go,” Leaving Cert student Leah Quigg told the In the News podcast. “It’s on everyone’s minds… it’s having somewhere to lie down at the end of the night.”

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