This article outlines the various options that are available to students aiming to study medicine, who were unsuccessful at the HPAT the first time round. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/ask-brian-my-daughter-missed-out-on-medicine-should-she-repeat-1.2958018
How to study medicine in Ireland and abroad
This is an interesting on the many Irish students who have gone on to study medicine in other European countries like Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/going-to-college/how-to-study-medicine-in-ireland-and-abroad-35103394.html
https://hpat-ireland
This is a link to HPAT Ireland, the website you must go through to register for the exam in February. It also has a heap of informarion about applications, key dates and trends in results. https://hpat-ireland.acer.org/