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Ireland

# **Ireland: Language and intakes**

Language requirements and application intakes in Ireland.

## **Language requirements and intakes**

<dl>

<dt>**Language requirement**</dt>
<dd>Immigration minimum (visa purposes only), non-preparatory courses: IELTS Academic 5.0, TOEFL iBT 61, PTE Academic 30, Duolingo 75, LanguageCert Academic 60, Cambridge First (FCE) pass; certificate within two years of course start. Universities set higher course requirements, typically IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 per band for degree courses (TCD Band B, UCD, UCC, Maynooth, UL; Galway MSc 6.5 with 6.5 writing).<a href="https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-study-in-ireland/english-language-requirements-for-study-visas/">Source </a></dd>

<dt>**Intakes and deadlines**</dt>
<dd>Main intake September; some postgraduate programmes also take January (for example DCU MSc Computing, Maynooth MSc Business Analytics January start). Undergraduate direct-application windows for 2027 entry open from about 1 November 2026 at Trinity; closing dates vary by course and may close early when capacity is reached.<a href="https://www.tcd.ie/study/international/">Source </a></dd>

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## What to watch for in Language and intakes

- Verify the language tests and minimum scores your target programme accepts.
- Plan the validity of the result around your application and visa dates.
- A programme taught in the local language may need a separate language-proficiency timeline.

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