UK · Subject guide
Irish
A-Level Irish / Gaeilge (CCEA) — the sole provider; an MFL-shaped qualification for Northern Ireland with four themes, four skills, a research project and prescribed texts.
01 · Overview
Irish
A-Level Irish / Gaeilge (CCEA) — the sole provider; an MFL-shaped qualification for Northern Ireland with four themes, four skills, a research project and prescribed texts.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
Foundations: skills and course structure
The assessment objectives and the six-unit AS and A2 architecture: speaking, listening, reading, writing, translation and research.
- 02
Grammar and use of language
The Grammar and Structures List: verbal forms, the copula, prepositions, the genitive and relative clauses.
- 03
Relationships (AS theme)
Family structures, roles, intergenerational issues, and peer and family influences.
- 04
Culture and Lifestyle (AS theme)
Well-being and risk-taking, hobbies, arts, film and fashion, social media, and holidays and festivals.
- 05
Listening comprehension
Inferring meaning from authentic audio and answering in Irish and English.
- 06
Reading and translation
Reading comprehension with two-way translation and summary.
- 07
AS set film or literary text
Study of one AS prescribed work (a film or literary text) for an extended essay in Irish.
- 08
Speaking: presentation and conversation (AS)
A prepared presentation on an Irish-speaking community with general conversation.
- 09
Young People in Society (A2 theme)
Work, education and employment, career aspirations, democracy, citizenship and societal attitudes.
- 10
Our Place in a Changing World (A2 theme)
Equality and discrimination, poverty, immigration and emigration, multicultural identity, conflict and sustainability.
- 11
Individual research project (A2)
Research on a cultural aspect, a twentieth-century period, or a region of an Irish-speaking community, presented orally.
- 12
Speaking: research discussion and conversation (A2)
Discussion of the research project with higher-level general conversation.
- 13
A2 set literary text and poetry
Critical study of one A2 prescribed work: an anthology, a novel, or prescribed poets.
- 14
Extended writing and critical essays
Developing arguments, analysing character and theme, and writing accurate Irish.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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