Who qualifies for CAO Round Zero offersAlmost 6,800 applicants across Ireland have received their CAO Round Zero offers today, as the Central Applications Office issued a total of 8,980 offers for third-level courses starting this autumn. Round Zero offers go to applicants who are not competing with students awaiting their 2026 Leaving Certificate results, or who are assessed on other criteria. That group includes graduate entry medicine applicants, additional mature applicants, deferred and Access applicants, and those presenting QQI FET/FETAC qualifications for courses with a quota for such candidates. Of the 8,980 offers made to 6,792 applicants, there were 5,831 Level 8 offers and 3,149 Level 7/6 offers. CAO head of communications Eileen Keleghan has urged mature, deferred, graduate entry medicine and Access applicants to log into their CAO accounts today to check whether they have received an offer, as The Journal reported.