CAO points are expected to reach a record high this year, with many courses to be awarded on the basis of random selection. What does this mean for leaving cert students?  For more on the Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Brian Mooney, Guidance Counsellor, Irish Times Columnist and Editor of Education Matters Yearbook.

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