
Irish Third-Level Courses
This article lists the undergraduate and postgraduate options with Irish available in the Irish educational institutions – universities, institutes of technology, teacher training colleges and others.
Irish is much sought after subject on undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses and there are many options available for both the language itself or when combined other subjects such as journalism, business and more.
BA – Batchelor of Arts; BEd – Batchelor of Education; BCL – Bachelor of Civil Law; MA – Master of Arts; MSc – Master of Science
Universities
University College Dublin
- Undergraduates
BA – joint honors degree with Irish
BA Teanga, Litríocht agus Aistriúchán
BDS Law with Irish
Continued Education Diploma in Applied Irish - Postgraduates
MA Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge
MA Nua-Ghaeilge
- More information from Gaeltacht UCD and Scoil na Gaeilge
University College Cork
- Undergraduates
BA – single/major/joint subject with Irish
BEd with Irish
BA World Languages with Irish
BCL Law and Irish - Postgraduates
Higher Diploma in Arts (Modern Irish)
MA sa Nua-Ghaeilge
MA in Translation Studies
MA in Irish Language and European Law
- More information here
University of Galway
- Undergraduates
BA Léann Teanga
BComm in Irish
BA Cumarsáid agus Gaeilge
- Postgraduates
MA Nua-Ghaeilge (MA)
MA/Dioplóma i gCleachtas Gairmiúil sna Meáin
Máistir Gairmiúil san Oideachas
MA/Dioplóma sa Léann Teanga
Teastas Iarchéime (Aistriúchán Closamhairc)
MA/Dioplóma san Ateangaireacht Chomhdhála
Ard-Dioplóma (Gaeilge Fheidhmeach)
MA (Léann an Aistriúcháin)
Teastas Iarchéime (Léann an Aistriúcháin)
- More information on other diplomas and courses available here
Maynooth University
- Undergraduates
BA – joint honours with Irish
BCL Law and Arts
Teastas i Múineadh na Gaeilge d’Fhoghlaimeoirí Fásta – Certificate in Teaching Irish to Adult Learners (online) - Postgraduates
MA sa Nua-Ghaeilge
MA/Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán agus san Eagarthóireacht
- More information available from Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge and Lárionad na Gaeilge.
University of Limerick
- Undergraduates
BA – joint honours with Irish
BA (Gaeilge)
BA Applied Languages
Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach - Undergraduates
MA sa Ghaeilge
- More information available from Aonad na Gaeilge
Trinity College Dublin
- Undergraduates
BA in Early and Modern Irish
Irish as part of a Joint Honours degree
BA European Studies – Irish as option
BA san Computer Science and Language – Irish as option
More information on undergraduate degree options and on Irish as a minor subject - Postgraduates
More information on postgraduate degree options
Dublin City University
- Undergraduates
BA Gnó agus Gaeilge
Irish as joint honours degree - Postgraduates
MSc sa Bhainistíocht agus Gnó Digiteach
MA i Léann na Gaeilge
MA in Translation Studies
- More information available from Scoil na Gaeilge and Oifig na Gaeilge
Queens University Belfast
- Undergraduates
BA Irish - Postgraduates
More information on postgraduate degrees
St Mary’s University College Belfast
- Undergraduates
BEd Hons (Bilingual) - Postgraduates
MEd / Postgraduate Diploma – Specialist option : Irish and Irish-medium Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Irish Medium – Primary)
Ulster University
- Undergraduates
BAs with/in Irish - Postgraduates
MA Irish Language Translation, Interpreting and Professional Language Skills
Technological Universities
Technological University of Dublin
- Undergraduates
BA International Business & Languages
South East Technological University
- Undergraduates
BA – Irish as joint honours - Postgraduates
Higher Diploma in Arts – TV & Media Production; more information here
Atlantic Technological University
- Postgraduates
Higher Diploma in Arts in Gaeilge Fheidhmeach agus Aistriúchán; more information here
Coláistí Oiliúna
Froebel College of Education (linked with Maynooth University)
- Undergraduates
BEd – Primary Teaching - Postgraduates
Professional Masters of Education (Primary Teaching)
Marino Institute of Education (linked with Trinity College Dublin)
- Undergraduates
BEd Through the Medium of Irish (Primary Teaching)
BEd (Primary) - Postgraduates
Professional Master of Education (Primary)
St. Angela’s College (linked with the Atlantic Technological University)
- Undergraduates
BEd in Home Economics and Irish
BA in Business and Irish
St. Patrick’s Campus (part of Dublin City University)
- Undergraduates
BEd (Primary Teaching)
BEd Post Primary Teacher Education – Gaeilge and French or German or Spanish - Postgraduates
Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching)
Mary Immaculate College
- Undergraduates
BEd – Primary Teaching – Limerick
BA – Irish as joint honours – Limerick
BA in Education, Gaeilge & Religious Studies – Thurles
BA in Education, Mathematics & Gaeilge – Thurles
BA in Education, Gaeilge & Business Studies – Thurles
- Postgraduates
An Teastas iarchéime i dTeagasc Ábharbhunaithe (TTA) san Iarbhunscolaíocht Lán-Ghaeilge agus Ghaeltachta
M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge & Gaeltachta
MA in Irish (Leadership in Language, Culture and Community) NEW
MA / PhD in Arts by Research – Irish option
Other Colleges
Kings Inns, Dublin
- Postgraduates
Advanced Diploma in Lawyer–Linguistics and Legal Translation
Advanced Diploma in Legal Practice through Irish
University of Ireland
- Postgraduates
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation
Date updated: September 2023