Beginners’ Irish Language (10 Week Course) Spring 2026
December 3, 2025
Beginners’ Irish Language Spring Course 2026 with Dr Ian Malcolm

Professional Irish language teacher and acclaimed Journalist, Dr Ian Malcolm, will deliver a bespoke online course in Beginners’ Irish.

This course will consist of 10x classes and will take place entirely over Zoom on Saturday mornings, with Dr Ian Malcolm.

Course details: 
Saturday 7 March 2026 - Saturday 9 May 2026 with 10x classes on Saturday mornings, delivered via Zoom from 10.30 am – 12.30 pm (including a 20 minute break).

The fee for this course is £140.

Course materials:

The class will use the textbook, Irish For Beginners (which is in the link below). This book costs in the region of £7.00 - £10.00 and it is strongly recommended that students purchase their own copies in advance of the course.


Registration closes 25 February 2026 (or when course capacity is reached). Early booking is strongly recommended.

The registration form for this course can be downloaded below. Please contact us at cis@covirishsoc.org.uk to return your booking form and complete course fee payment.
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