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HEAR / DARE (third-level access admissions routes)

HEAR and DARE College Access Schemes

Paid by Irish Universities Association (IUA) participating institutions · 🇮🇪 Ireland

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Who qualifies

The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

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2 documents you'll need

Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

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Where this comes from

HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) and DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) are third-level alternative admissions schemes for school-leavers whose socio-economic background or disability has negatively impacted their education

https://accesscollege.ie

Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human

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