Year: 2025
Module: Languages
Variable: USLRN1 - USLRNDK

If response to USINT is 'Very interested' or 'Somewhat interested' ...
Please select the ways, if any, through which you’d like to learn the Irish language.

Respondents could select more than one method. The following tables show the percentage of respondents identifying with each method.

%
Formal education (school, college or university curricula) 24
Informal education (community classes, language cafés, or local courses) 44
Online courses 30
Podcasts or other online media 29
Television and radio programmes 46
Poetry and other literature 27
Music and arts performances, plays, etc. 40
Phrase books and dictionaries 25
Visiting Ulster-Scots 'hairtlains' (heartlands; areas where Ulster-Scots has particular significant/provenance) 43
Online language learning app 29
Other (please type in) 3
None of these 3
Don’t know 2


 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Formal education (school, college or university curricula) 25 23
Informal education (community classes, language cafés, or local courses) 39 50
Online courses 28 34
Podcasts or other online media 31 26
Television and radio programmes 44 49
Poetry and other literature 26 28
Music and arts performances, plays, etc. 36 42
Phrase books and dictionaries 27 23
Visiting Ulster-Scots 'hairtlains' (heartlands; areas where Ulster-Scots has particular significant/provenance) 42 45
Online language learning app 33 26
Other (please type in) 4 1
None of these 4 1
Don’t know 2 1



 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Formal education (school, college or university curricula) * * * * * 11
Informal education (community classes, language cafés, or local courses) * * * * * 32
Online courses * * * * * 11
Podcasts or other online media * * * * * 11
Television and radio programmes * * * * * 52
Poetry and other literature * * * * * 29
Music and arts performances, plays, etc. * * * * * 35
Phrase books and dictionaries * * * * * 24
Visiting Ulster-Scots 'hairtlains' (heartlands; areas where Ulster-Scots has particular significant/provenance) * * * * * 37
Online language learning app * * * * * 21
Other (please type in) * * * * * 2
None of these * * * * * 3
Don’t know * * * * * 3

* indicates that the number of people in this category is too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Formal education (school, college or university curricula) 22 25 23
Informal education (community classes, language cafés, or local courses) 33 44 46
Online courses 36 24 44
Podcasts or other online media 24 29 35
Television and radio programmes 45 53 38
Poetry and other literature 15 31 38
Music and arts performances, plays, etc. 22 45 44
Phrase books and dictionaries 22 29 21
Visiting Ulster-Scots 'hairtlains' (heartlands; areas where Ulster-Scots has particular significant/provenance) 30 51 42
Online language learning app 31 22 40
Other (please type in) 4 3 3
None of these 0 3 3
Don’t know 4 2 2



 


 

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