Short answer
Start with the programme’s admission instructions, then check whether an academic comparison is requested.
Sources: University College Dublin
Who decides
The institution’s admissions staff decide.
Sources: QQI / NARIC Ireland
Check this before paying
Check the institution’s published entry conditions before choosing an evaluation.
Open the primary source ↗Sources: University College Dublin
When this applies
UCD’s example separates non-EU/EEA undergraduate country requirements, EU applicant guidance and graduate programme requirements.
Sources: University College Dublin
Which document
The evidence specified by the programme; a NARIC statement is an academic reference if accepted.
Sources: QQI / NARIC Ireland
Avoid the wrong purchase
A general NFQ comparison does not establish admission to a particular course.
Sources: QQI / NARIC Ireland
What this does not do
The UCD example is not a rule for every Irish institution.
Sources: University College Dublin
Your next official step
Read the destination programme’s instructions; UCD provides one starting example.
Continue to the official guidance ↗Sources: University College Dublin
Match the admission stage
UCD provides country-specific undergraduate requirements and links graduate applicants to programme information. Use the relevant study level rather than assuming a country comparison answers both.
DiploWay questions for admissions
Write the programme, entry year and study level. Ask whether the office requires an external comparison or can evaluate the original evidence. Keep the exact reply alongside its document instructions before paying.
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Sources and scope
- UCD country and programme entry requirements
University College Dublin · checked 2026-10-14 (UTC date)
- Academic comparability and receiving decisions
QQI / NARIC Ireland · checked 2026-10-14 (UTC date)