TR097 · Level 8 · 4 years

Intellectual Disability Nursing

Trinity College Dublin · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

388

Up 67 points since 2023 (321).

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About this course

A nursing degree focused on supporting people with an intellectual disability. Trinity's linked health service provider is Stewart's Care in Palmerstown.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study in lectures, tutorials, skills labs and workshops, learning person-centred care, therapeutic approaches and how to support independence, inclusion and rights. Assessment includes exams, essays, clinical skills and reflective practice.
Placement and abroad
You have clinical and community placements in different settings, including a 36 week continuous placement in fourth year, and optional Erasmus placements of up to eight weeks.
Where it can lead
Graduates can apply to register as a Registered Nurse Intellectual Disability with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, and can take postgraduate courses.
Who it suits
Suits students who are patient and caring and want to help people of all abilities live as independently as possible.

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Points history

2023321202432020253382026388

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026388Published after the final round
2025 338326357
2024 320320366
2023 321321369

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • A language except English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher O6 or Ordinary H6
  • Lab Science Subject: Higher O6 or Ordinary H6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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