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The King's Inns irish Exam

  • 07-01-2008 5:36pm
    #1
    JohnW2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    Hello Everybody!


    Anyone know where I can find information regarding the Irish exam which barristers must complete for the purposes of the Legal Practitioners (Qualifications) Act, 1929?
    Or does anyone know what the structure of the exam is?

    Or has anyone sat the exam before and if so how was it?

    I am aware that there is legislation in the pipeline which may do away with the Irish language requirement.

    Thanks,
    John.


Comments

  • #2
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,549 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    1) If you are planning on doing a professional qualification (Kings Inns or the Law Society) I wouldn't let the Irish exam deter you. Most industrious people with a bit of leaving cert Irish can get through, and even if you have no Irish, a little hard graft (or ultimately an exemption) will get you through. There are lots of lawyers in Ireland without a word of Irish, but they applied themselves with the same work ethic as they applied themselves to all their other exams and got through.

    2) If you are currently in the Kings Inns, you will be informed about the exam shortly. It's by no means a rubber stamp, but it can be done.

    3) If your interest is of a more general nature (statistics etc), contact Kings Inns. If you are, for example, researching the use of Irish language exams for academic or journalistic purposes I'm sure they would be happy to help.


  • #3
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    A non-national friend of mine did (AFAIR) the Law Society proficiency-in-Irish exams a few years back and was told in advance what questions would be asked, and in what order. To my amazement, my friend memorized three pages of A4 which another friend wrote for her and my friend passed the exam with high marks.

    I'm sure the exam measures something -- dedication to the legal trade perhaps -- but it's got bugger all to do with knowing how to communicate in Irish.


  • #4
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    I'm actually doing this next week or so. Am not Irish born.

    Suggestion that there are pro forma samples available on-line that should be looked at. The exam is written and oral and as such challenges parties to have level 2 EU standard Irish, which is about leaving cert C honours.

    I think Johnny hit the nail on the head, again.


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