EU Applicants

Your application route depends on your circumstances, including your nationality, residency, where you completed your education and whether you require a visa to study in Ireland.

You should apply through the CAO if:

• You are an EU citizen and meet the relevant residency or education criteria.
• You have lived in an EU country for at least 3 of the last 5 years; or
• You have completed at least 5 years of primary or secondary education in an EU country.
• You are currently living in Ireland and completing the Irish Leaving Certificate or a QQI Further Education and Training (FET) award.

You should apply through International Admissions if:

• You are an EU citizen but do not meet the relevant EU residency or education criteria; or
• You require a Student Visa to study in Ireland.

TU Dublin International Office

If you are eligible to apply through the CAO, you should:

Explore TU Dublin courses

Search our undergraduate courses and check the entry requirements for each course you are interested in.

• Find a course

Check your qualification

If you completed your secondary education outside Ireland, check the CAO EU/EFTA entry requirements to see how your qualification compares with Irish entry requirements.

• Check EU/EFTA qualification requirements

Check course-specific requirements

In addition to the required points, some courses have specific subject or other entry requirements.

These may include:

• Specific subjects or grades
• English-language requirements
• Portfolios
• Interviews
• Auditions
• Tests
• Other course-specific requirements

Always check the individual course page before applying.

Apply through the CAO

Complete your application through the Central Applications Office and list your TU Dublin courses in your order of preference.

• Central Applications Office (CAO)

Submit your qualifications and supporting information

If you have completed your education outside Ireland, you may need to provide details and documentation relating to your previous studies. Follow the CAO instructions for uploading supporting documents.

Key Dates

It’s important to keep track of key dates in the CAO process. Full details are available on the CAO website, but here are the main ones:

• Standard application deadline: 1 February
• Late applications open: 5 March
• Final closing date for late applications: 1 May
• Change of mind closing date: 1 July

EU applicants must meet the relevant minimum entry requirements for their chosen TU Dublin course.

Your course page will tell you:

• The minimum points requirement
• Required subjects and grades
• Any additional entry requirements
• Whether a portfolio, interview, audition or test is required

Search TU Dublin courses

How your qualification is assessed

If you have a school-leaving qualification from an EU or EFTA country, the CAO provides guidance on how qualifications from different countries are assessed. 

• View EU/EFTA entry requirements

Your qualification must meet the relevant minimum requirements for your chosen course. 

Admission is competitive and is based on a points system. CAO points are calculated from your school-leaving qualification and results. Your points are used as part of the process for allocating places on undergraduate courses. The points required for a course can change from year to year depending on demand and the number of places available.

When applying to the CAO submit details of your previous studies by uploading them to your application. Go to cao.ie/upload for details. Using this information we will calculate a points score for you based on your results.

English-language requirements

If English is not your first language, you’ll need a good degree of fluency in both written and oral English and may be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency – this link contains a list of tests accepted for entry to TU Dublin. Some EU school-leaving English grades can also be accepted; you can find a list of EU countries and the grades accepted from them can be found in the document above.