Irish Language Classes at ICC, Hammersmith

The Institute of Irish Studies is delighted to offer Irish Language classes for the community in conjunction with the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith.

Our next classes are due to start September 2026, and we anticipate opening registration in early August 2026. Please check back here from mid July 2026 onwards for more information.

Please note that we do not operate a waiting list and enrolment will be first come first served.

Please note that registration for 2025/26 classes is now closed and the below is for information only.

Class (September 2025 start)	TEG Level	Tutor	Day and Time	Further information
Irish Stage 1: Absolute Beginners Irish	TEG Level A1	Pádraig O'Loingsigh	Tuesday, 6 - 7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/absolute-beginners-irish-stage-1-in-person-600pm-tuesdays
Irish Stage 1: Absolute Beginners Irish - Online	TEG Level A1	Anne Hunt	Tuesday, 6 - 7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/absolute-beginners-irish-stage-1-online-600pm-tuesdays
Irish Stage 1: Absolute Beginners Irish - Online	TEG Level A1	Liam O'Hare	Wednesday, 6 -7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/absolute-beginners-irish-stage-1-online-600pm-wednesdays
Irish Stage 2: Beyond Beginners Irish	TEG Levels A1–A2	Rebecca McQuaid	Tuesday, 7.30 - 9pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/beyond-beginners-irish-stage-2-in-person-730pm-tuesdays
Irish Stage 2: Beyond Beginners Irish - Online	TEG Levels A1–A2	Anne Hunt	Tuesday, 7.30 - 9pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/beyond-beginners-irish-stage-2-online-730pm-tuesdays
Irish Stage 2: Beyond Beginners Irish - Online	TEG Levels A1–A2	Liam O'Hare	Wednesday, 7.30 - 9pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/beyond-beginners-irish-stage-2-online-730pm-wednesdays
Irish Stage 3: Lower Intermediate Irish	TEG Levels A2–B1	Michael O'Murchu	Monday, 6 - 7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/lower-intermediate-irish-stage-3-in-person-600pm-mondays
Irish Stage 3: Lower Intermediate Irish - Online	TEG Levels A2–B1	Pádraig O'Loingsigh	Wednesday, 6 -7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/lower-intermediate-irish-stage-3-online-600pm-wednesdays
Irish Stage 4: Upper Intermediate Irish	TEG Level B1	Michael O'Murchu	Tuesday, 6 -7.30pm	https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/short-courses-at-liverpool/school-of-histories-languages-and-cultures/upper-intermediate-irish-stage-4-in-person-600pm-tuesdays

Classes subject to change and are for indicative purposes only.

Please note that each courses is 30 weeks in duration, with classes running from September to June, and the course fee in 2025/26 is £190 for the full course.
As the courses are subsidised by The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe, Pobail agus Gaeltachta) no further concessions will be available.

Course level guidance

If you are unsure of your current level of Irish, you may wish to take the test offered by Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) at https://secure.teg.ie/quiz/ , which will take about 1 hour to complete. Please use the table below as a guide as to which level course to choose. Please note that this is guidance only.

Irish Stage 1: Absolute Beginners Irish	For absolute beginners or those with minimal knowledge
Irish Stage 2: Beyond Beginners Irish	For students who have completed Stage 1: Absolute Beginners Irish, or who already have A1-level Irish
Irish Stage 3: Lower Intermediate Irish	For students who have complete Stage 2: Beyond Beginners Irish, or who already have A2-level Irish
Irish Stage 4: Upper Intermediate Irish	For students who have complete Stage 3: Lower Intermediate Irish, or who already have B1-level Irish

Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) is administered by the Centre for Irish Language at Maynooth University and is the first and only system of certification for adult learners of Irish. It is a comprehensive, graded system that allows learners to undertake examinations at five different levels of proficiency. The various levels in TEG are broadly based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment (Council of Europe, 2001).

Student Handbook

Please click here to download the Irish Language Classes - Student Handbook, which also contains the Terms and Conditions applicable to our Irish Language courses.

We are grateful to The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe, Pobail agus Gaeltachta) for their generous support of these classes.

Irish Language Classes at ICC, Hammersmith

Our next classes are due to start September 2026, and we anticipate opening registration in early August 2026. Please check back here from mid July 2026 onwards for more information.

Class (September 2025 start)

TEG Level

Tutor

Day and Time

Further information

Course level guidance

Student Handbook

We are grateful to The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe, Pobail agus Gaeltachta) for their generous support of these classes.