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Guidance counsellor Brian Mooney will join Irish Times education editor Carl O’Brien to answer all your college and Leaving Cert queries

Guidance counsellor Brian Mooney joined Irish Times education editor Carl O’Brien to answer all your college and Leaving Cert queries.

Will CAO points fall in the next round of offers? What alternative options are there if I don’t get my top choices? Should I consider deferring for a year if there's a chance points will fall next year?

This year, more than ever, students face a dizzying number of questions relating to the CAO and alternative options.

Guidance counsellor Brian Mooney joined Irish Times education editor Carl O'Brien to help answer your queries during a Facebook Live Q&A on Tuesday, September 7th at 5pm.

The full video is available to watch in the link above.

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In the meantime, check out our live Leaving Cert /CAO helpdesk staffed by guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett this week.

Also, be sure to get our Smart Options special report with Tuesday's Irish Times, which has everything you need to know about this year's further education and apprenticeship options.

On Wednesday, our CAO Round One supplement has all you need to know about the acceptance process and preparing for life in college.