Leaving Cert Irish: Coireacht
How often Coireacht comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Coireacht, Higher Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Coireacht.
(a)'dlíodóir' means…
- a judge
- a lawyer
- a juror
(b)'loitiméireacht' means…
- assault
- burglary
- vandalism
(c)'mangaire drugaí' means…
- a drug dealer
- a drugs counsellor
- a drug addict
Show the answers
(a) a lawyer
(b) vandalism
(c) a drug dealer
Higher Level
Asked on 3 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Cluastuiscint Cuid B |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Ceapadóireacht A (Aiste/Alt) |
| 2022 | Not asked |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Not asked |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Ceapadóireacht A (Aiste/Alt) |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Coireacht questions
Coireacht, 2 marks
'fíneáil' means…
- a warning
- a prison sentence
- a fine
Show the answer
a fine
'Fuair sé fíneáil' = He got a fine.
Coireacht, 2 marks
'Cuireadh i bpríosún é' means…
- He was released from prison
- He was sent to prison
- He escaped from prison
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He was sent to prison
Cuireadh is the past autonomous of cuir; 'i' causes urú: i bpríosún.