Leaving Cert Irish: Daoine Óga
How often Daoine Óga comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 8 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
OL Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2019.
FL Asked on 3 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2022.
Quick ones on Daoine Óga.
- a youth hostel
- a youth club
- a sports club
- adulthood
- old age
- youth
- fashion
- current affairs
- hobbies
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(a) a youth club
(b) youth
(c) fashion
Higher Level
Asked on 8 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Daoine Óga questions
Daoine Óga, 2 marks
'cúrsaí reatha' means…
- running events
- career courses
- current affairs
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current affairs
Reatha is the genitive of 'rith' (running): current affairs are the matters 'running' now.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2019.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not asked |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Not asked |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá) |
| 2018 | Not asked |
| 2017 | Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá) |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Daoine Óga questions
Daoine Óga, 3 marks
brú piaraí means…
- exam pressure
- peer support
- peer pressure
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peer pressure
Piaraí means peers. Bíonn brú piaraí ar dhaoine óga = young people are under peer pressure.
Daoine Óga, 2 marks
déagóir means…
- a child
- a teenager
- an adult
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a teenager
The plural is déagóirí. Bíonn saol gnóthach ag déagóirí = teenagers have a busy life.
Daoine Óga, 2 marks
caitheamh aimsire means…
- a hobby
- a waste of time
- a free class
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a hobby
Literally a spending of time. Is é an ceol mo chaitheamh aimsire = music is my hobby.
Foundation Level
Asked on 3 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2022.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Ceist 2(c) Léamhthuiscint (Scéal) |
| 2021 | Not asked |
| 2019 | Not asked |
| 2018 | Cluastuiscint Ceist 6 |
| 2017 | Ceist 5(a) Scríobh na Teanga (Cuntas) |
| 2016 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Daoine Óga questions
Daoine Óga, 2 marks
Club óige means…
- A sports club
- An old people's club
- A youth club
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A youth club
Óige means youth. Téim go dtí an club óige gach Aoine = I go to the youth club every Friday.
Daoine Óga, 2 marks
Déagóir means…
- An adult
- A teenager
- A child
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A teenager
Déag is the teen in numbers like trí déag (13), so déagóir = teenager. Páiste = child.