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cao.ie

Central Applications Office

The Central Applications Office (CAO) processes applications for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions.

Last refresh

Updated 14d ago

Analyst read

Professional

5/100 trustEducationStale snapshot

Detected stack

Unknown

Quick read

How to read cao.ie quickly

cao.ie looks like education. Traffic estimates are limited, so use the trust and structure modules first. Current AI trust scoring is 5/100.

What to do next

  • The stack appears to include Unknown.
  • Open the Traffic tab if you need audience scale and geography before outreach.
  • Open the Business tab if trust, monetization, or positioning is your first decision filter.

Provider Completeness

36/56 fields populated (64%)

11 providers

Providers with missing fields

traffic: 0/10whois: 0/6radar: 0/4
View field-level status

visual: 4/4

All expected fields present

meta: 3/3

All expected fields present

seo: 5/5

All expected fields present

dns: 4/4

All expected fields present

ads: 5/5

All expected fields present

publisher: 5/5

All expected fields present

files: 3/3

All expected fields present

traffic: 0/10

Missing: monthlyVisits, globalRank, countryRank, bounceRate, avgVisitDuration, pagesPerVisit, topCountry, topRegions, topKeywords, trafficSources

whois: 0/6

Missing: whois.registrar, whois.createdAt, whois.expiresAt, whois.nameservers, whois.status, domainAgeYears

radar: 0/4

Missing: globalRank, rankBucket, categories, sourceTimestamp

ai: 7/7

All expected fields present

Why this module matters

Business signals help answer “is this a real opportunity?”

Use the business tab to understand trust, monetization, audience fit, and brand posture before you spend time on outreach, partnerships, or competitive teardown work.

  • Trust score and sentiment are your first risk screen.
  • Business summary and audience notes speed up qualification.
  • Ads and monetization patterns reveal how the site captures value.

Business Intelligence

Business Profile

The Central Applications Office (CAO) is the official Irish government body that processes undergraduate course applications for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Ireland. It serves as a centralized application system where students apply to multiple universities and colleges through a single platform.

Business ModelGovernment Service / Public Utility
Target AudienceSecondary school students, mature students, parents/guardians, guidance counselors, and international applicants seeking undergraduate admission to Irish universities and colleges

Classification

CategoryEducation
Sub-CategoryHigher Education
educationuniversity admissionshigher educationirelandundergraduate applicationsgovernment servicestudent applications

Trust & Risk

Trust Assessment

Trust Score5/100
SentimentProfessional
Spam DetectionClean

Google Ads Transparency

Is AdvertiserNot Advertising
Ad Count0
no_advertiser_idno_creative_results

Publisher Monetization

ads.txtMissing
Direct Sellers0
Reseller Sellers0

Monetization Signals

missing_ads_txt

AI Visual Analysis

Design StyleCorporate
VibeTrustworthy, Official, Functional
UI Score6/100
Detected Logo TextCAO

IAB Taxonomy

IAB CategoryEducation
IAB Sub-CategoryHigher Education
Confidence95%
educationuniversity admissionshigher educationirelandundergraduate applicationsgovernment servicestudent applications

Business Insights

Business Model

Government Service / Public Utility model detected

Trust Level

Low trust with 5/100 score

Audience

Secondary school students, mature students, parents/guardians, guidance counselors, and international applicants seeking undergraduate admission to Irish universities and colleges

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