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)

• More information

Ulster University

• Undergraduates
  BAs with/in Irish
• Postgraduates
  MA Irish Language Translation, Interpreting and Professional Language Skills

• More information

Technological Universities

Technological University of Dublin

• Undergraduates
  BA International Business & Languages

• More information

South East Technological University

• Undergraduates
  BA – Irish as joint honours
• Postgraduates
  Higher Diploma in Arts – TV & Media Production; more information here

• More information

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)

• More information

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)

• More information

St. Angela’s College (linked with the Atlantic Technological University)

• Undergraduates
  BEd in Home Economics and Irish
  BA in Business and Irish

• More information

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)

• More information

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

• More information

Other Colleges

Kings Inns, Dublin

• Postgraduates
  Advanced Diploma in Lawyer–Linguistics and Legal Translation
  Advanced Diploma in Legal Practice through Irish

• More information

University of Ireland

• Postgraduates
  Postgraduate Diploma in Translation

• More information

Date updated: September 2023