General Overview of Irish Medical School Admissions

Hey everyone, I am a medical student from the USA studying in Ireland for the summer. I am doing a project on the differences between the Irish and American healthcare systems, but I can't seem to find much information on the general medical school application process for Irish students (not necessarily interested in applications from other EU countries, or non-EU countries, but if you'd like to provide that information it'd be great). I am mainly interested in a general overview of: Age in which one applies to medical schoolCompetitivenessTests/checks/interviews requiredCost of medical schoolLength of medical schoolClass sizesPerception of medical students by general Irish populationApplication to residencies and competitiveness, including whether they stay in the country or leave Thanks so much in advance! :D
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