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Leaving Cert Irish: An Obair

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

HL Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.

OL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

FL Asked on 9 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

An Obair, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on An Obair.

(a)'dífhostaithe' means…
  1. self-employed
  2. unemployed
  3. overworked
(b)'scor' (from work) means…
  1. redundancy
  2. promotion
  3. retirement
(c)'fostaí' means…
  1. an employee
  2. a manager
  3. an employer
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(a) unemployed

(b) retirement

(c) an employee

Your turn: Higher Level questions on An Obair.

Higher Level

Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2025Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2021Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2016Not asked

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An Obair, 2 marks

'tuarastal' means…

  1. a tax
  2. a pension
  3. a salary
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a salary

'Tá tuarastal maith aici' = She has a good salary.

An Obair, 2 marks

'ceardchumann' means…

  1. a job centre
  2. a trade union
  3. a workplace
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a trade union

Ceard (trade) + cumann (association) = a trade union.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2025Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá)
2024Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht C (Litir/Ríomhphost)
2023Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá)
2022Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht A (Giota Leanúnach/Blag)
2021Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid A
2019Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2018Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht C (Litir/Ríomhphost), Paper 2, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Paper 2, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2017Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2016Not asked

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

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An Obair, 2 marks

post páirtaimseartha means…

  1. a permanent job
  2. a hard job
  3. a part-time job
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a part-time job

Tá post páirtaimseartha agam i siopa = I have a part-time job in a shop. Full-time is lánaimseartha.

An Obair, 2 marks

tuarastal means…

  1. an interview
  2. wages
  3. holidays
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wages

Faighim tuarastal maith sa phost = I get good pay in the job. An interview is agallamh.

An Obair, 2 marks

agallamh means…

  1. an interview
  2. an agreement
  3. an application
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an interview

Bhí agallamh agam don phost Dé Luain = I had an interview for the job on Monday.

Foundation Level

Asked on 9 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 4(b) Scríobh na Teanga (Foirm Iarratais)
2024Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 4(b) Scríobh na Teanga (Foirm Iarratais)
2023Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 3(b) Léamhthuiscint (Giota), Ceist 4(b) Scríobh na Teanga (Litir)
2022Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir)
2021Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir)
2019Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir)
2018Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 4(b) Scríobh na Teanga (Foirm Iarratais)
2017Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 3(a) Léamhthuiscint (Alt)
2016Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Ceist 2(a) Léamhthuiscint (Litir), Ceist 4(b) Scríobh na Teanga (Foirm Iarratais)

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

More An Obair questions

An Obair, 2 marks

Post samhraidh means…

  1. A summer holiday
  2. A summer post office
  3. A summer job
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A summer job

Post is a job and samhraidh means of summer. Many letters on the paper are about a post samhraidh.

An Obair, 2 marks

Agallamh means…

  1. A wage
  2. An interview
  3. An application form
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An interview

Before you get a job you go to an agallamh. Foirm iarratais = application form. Pá = wage.

An Obair, 2 marks

Freastalaí means…

  1. A waiter or waitress
  2. A cleaner or porter
  3. A cook or chef
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A waiter or waitress

A freastalaí serves food in a restaurant. Glantóir = cleaner, cócaire = cook.

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