The Government is expected to sign off today on a €24m package to fund an extra 4,620 college places in September. The move is to try to offset the increased demand from the CAO this year. For more on this, we spoke to Brian Mooney Guidance Counsellor, Columnist and Editor of Education Matters Yearbook.

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