IT Carlow has launched a new high performance entry scheme for prospective students today.
The inititiative will see 50 extra CAO points awarded for out of class achievements in 3 different areas -Innovations & Entrepreneurship, active citizenship and sport .
There will be 12 places up for grabs from next September.
David Denieffe is College Registrar at IT Carlow says they will be one of the first Institutes of Techonology to offer this.