CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1F Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2025
5550/1F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
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CCEA GCSE Irish past papers
This collection keeps CCEA Irish papers together so you can revise the right exam-board style and jump to related revision modules when they are available.
馃搫 54 papers
2018-2025
How the exam works
Skip to the papersCCEA GCSE Irish (5550) is assessed in 4 parts. There are Foundation and Higher tiers, and your school enters you for one of them.
Unit 1: Listening
- Time
- F ~35 min / H ~45 min
- Weighting
- 25%
Unit 2: Speaking
- Time
- 7-12 min + 10 min prep
- Weighting
- 25%
Unit 3: Reading
- Time
- F 50 min / H 1 hr
- Weighting
- 25%
Unit 4: Writing
- Time
- F 1 hr / H 1 hr 15 min
- Weighting
- 25%
Taken from the published specification. Read the specification. Your school confirms which papers and tier you are entered for.
2025 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1H Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2025
5550/1H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1HT Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2025
5550/1HT 路 Higher 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2R Paper 2 Speaking: Role-play Situations - Summer 2025
5550/2R 路 Insert
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2025
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2025
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2025
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2025
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2024 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1F Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2024
5550/1F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1H Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2024
5550/1H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1HT Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2024
5550/1HT 路 Higher 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2R Paper 2 Speaking: Role-play Situations - Summer 2024
5550/2R 路 Insert
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2TB Paper 2 Speaking Examination Role-play Situations (Teacher's Booklet) - Summer 2024
5550/2TB 路 Teacher booklet
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2024
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2024
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing Foundation Tier (Foundation) - Summer 2024
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing Higher Tier (Higher) - Summer 2024
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2023 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1F Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2023
5550/1F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1H Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2023
5550/1H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2 Paper 2 Speaking (Mark Scheme) - Summer 2023
5550/2 路 Mark scheme
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2023
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2023
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2023
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2023
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2022 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1F Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2022
5550/1F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1FT Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2022
5550/1FT 路 Foundation 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1H Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2022
5550/1H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1HT Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2022
5550/1HT 路 Higher 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2022
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2022
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2022
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2022
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2021 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2021
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2021
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2021
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2021
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2019 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1F Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2019
5550/1F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1FT Paper 1 Listening (Foundation) - Summer 2019
5550/1FT 路 Foundation 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1H Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2019
5550/1H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/1HT Paper 1 Listening (Higher) - Summer 2019
5550/1HT 路 Higher 路 Transcript
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2R Paper 2 Speaking: Role-Play Situation - Summer 2019
5550/2R 路 Insert
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/2TB Paper 2 Speaking (Teacher's Booklet) - Summer 2019
5550/2TB 路 Teacher booklet
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2019
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2019
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2019
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2019
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Question paper
2018 Summer
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3F Paper 3 Reading (Foundation) - Summer 2018
5550/3F 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/3H Paper 3 Reading (Higher) - Summer 2018
5550/3H 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4F Paper 4 Writing (Foundation) - Summer 2018
5550/4F 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper
CCEA GCSE Irish 5550/4H Paper 4 Writing (Higher) - Summer 2018
5550/4H 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper
How to use these papers
Before you start. Read the whole paper first and find the questions that ask you to produce language rather than recognise it. Those carry the marks, and they are the ones worth timing.
While you work. Write the answer you can spell and conjugate, not the one you would say in English. A simpler sentence that is accurate beats an ambitious one that is not.
Marking it afterwards. Mark schemes for translation and writing list the specific features that earn each band. Read those bands before you read your own answer, then decide honestly which one you are in.
Warm up first. Core Vocabulary by Context for Learning is the shortest activity here, so it is the quickest way back into Irish before you open a paper.
Revise this subject
Core Grammar of Irish: Mutations and the Copula
Irish grammar and vocabulary (the knowledge core)
Core Vocabulary by Context for Learning
Irish grammar and vocabulary (the knowledge core)
Listening Comprehension: Understanding Spoken Irish
Listening and Reading comprehension (Units 1 and 3)
Reading Comprehension: Understanding Written Irish
Listening and Reading comprehension (Units 1 and 3)
Speaking: Role-plays and Conversation
Translation, Writing and Speaking (Units 3, 4 and 2)
Translation Both Ways: Irish and English
Translation, Writing and Speaking (Units 3, 4 and 2)
Writing in Irish for Purpose and Audience
Translation, Writing and Speaking (Units 3, 4 and 2)
Common questions
Are these CCEA GCSE Irish past papers free?
Yes. DoRevision links to official exam-board documents and keeps the revision page free to browse.
Can I use these for Year 10 and Year 11 mocks?
Yes. Past papers are useful for GCSE mocks, timed practice and checking answers against the mark scheme.