Trinity College Dublin CAO points

[mondaytosunday]

Does anyone know how this works? The course says it needs 590 points (a bit more don't remember exactly). But with my DD's three A stars plus Astar EPQ it only added up to 586. She can't do better, other than adding an extra A level. This doesn't seem possible that this is the requirement?

Re original query on CAO points for the more competitive courses.. The points allocated to A levels simply don’t add up to the total needed for many courses because in England and Wales, it’s normal to do 3 in state schools while in Northern Ireland they still have AS levels so get enough points.
It’s unfair as many kids applying with A levels are Irish citizens who have schooled (partially or fully) outside the State.
I raised it with my alma mater and CAO but got nowhere.
Although the course was rated highly in Ireland at the highest ranked university. It was still lower on the international league table so in the end we accepted it wasn’t meant to be.