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Junior Cycle Irish: Spórt

How often Spórt comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2023.

OL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Spórt, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Spórt.

(a)Cluiche a imrítear le camán agus sliotar:
  1. peil Ghaelach
  2. iománaíocht
  3. cispheil
(b)Cad is brí le 'cluiche ceannais'?
  1. an chéad chluiche den séasúr
  2. cluiche traenála roimh ré
  3. an cluiche mór deireanach
(c)Bhuaigh an fhoireann an ___ ag deireadh an chomórtais.
  1. corn
  2. cúl báire
  3. cárta dearg
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(a) iománaíocht

(b) an cluiche mór deireanach

(c) corn

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Spórt.

Higher Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q1
2022Q1

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Spórt questions

Spórt, 2 marks

An duine a stiúrann an cluiche agus a thugann cártaí buí agus dearga:

  1. bainisteoir
  2. captaen
  3. réiteoir
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réiteoir

Réiteoir = referee. Bainisteoir = manager; captaen = captain. Cárta dearg = red card.

Spórt, 2 marks

Spórt ina ritheann tú, ina léimeann tú agus ina gcaitheann tú rudaí:

  1. dornálaíocht
  2. lúthchleasaíocht
  3. rothaíocht
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lúthchleasaíocht

Lúthchleasaíocht = athletics: running, jumping and throwing. Rothaíocht = cycling; dornálaíocht = boxing.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q4
2025Q7
2024Not asked
2023Q1
2022Q1, Q5

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Spórt questions

Spórt, 2 marks

Cad é 'hurling' as Gaeilge?

  1. Camógaíocht
  2. Peil
  3. Iománaíocht
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Iománaíocht

Iománaíocht = hurling, played with a camán (hurley) and a sliotar. Camógaíocht = camogie and peil = football.

Spórt, 2 marks

Cad is brí le 'foireann'?

  1. Match
  2. Team
  3. Pitch
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Team

Foireann = team: foireann na scoile = the school team. Páirc = pitch and cluiche = match.

Spórt, 3 marks

Cad is brí le 'Bhuamar an cluiche'?

  1. We won the match
  2. We lost the match
  3. We watched the match
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We won the match

Bhuamar = we won (past of buaigh). Chailleamar = we lost and d'fhéachamar ar = we watched.

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