Mango Languages has an Irish course. Its Irish page, read on October 24, 2026, says Irish is endangered, so Mango made the course free, with no subscription or plan required.
Pimsleur and Glossika also have Irish lessons; read about them in our Irish app comparison.
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Irish. You learn from Irish you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Irish lessons in Bubblegum about your own week, from a match at Croke Park to a summer course in the Gaeltacht.
- Tap a word like níor to see that it changes the start of the next word, the way cuir becomes chuir after níor.
- Tap a noun to see its gender and its other forms.
- Talk through ordering at a café in Galway with Poppy in live voice chat.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Lessons follow standard written Irish, and Bubblegum has no separate journey for Munster, Connacht or Ulster Irish.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
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Mango Languages
Mango's Irish lessons are built on conversations, and Culture Notes explain what people say and do around them. Mango also has a St Patrick's Day chapter, where you learn to say Irish names and how to say goodbye.
- Record yourself saying an Irish line, and play it back next to the speaker's voice.
- Review by chapter, by topic, or from word lists you build yourself.
- Flashcards
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Duolingo
About 1.5 million people have started Duolingo's Irish course for English speakers, which is made of short lessons.
- Learn Irish on the Duolingo phone app or on the web.
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TG4 Player
TG4 is Ireland's Irish-language public broadcaster. Its player app streams Irish-language shows live or on catch-up, anywhere in the world, from Gaoth Dobhair to New York.
- Turn on English subtitles while you watch.
- Children's shows and Ros na Rún also have Irish subtitles.
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Which Irish app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Irish, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Mango's free Irish course is another way to begin, and each lesson builds on the one before.
Can I get Mango Languages through my library?
Many libraries offer Mango with a library card. To connect yours, follow How to get Mango with a library card. You don't need a card for Irish, because Mango's Irish course is free.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Mango Languages: Learn Irish (free Irish course, culture notes, phonetics, St Patrick's Day Irish)
- Mango Languages: How it works (spaced review, review by chapter or topic)
- Mango Languages: Mango for Libraries
- Duolingo: course list (Irish from English, read October 24, 2026)
- Duolingo: Learn Irish (phone app and web)
- TG4 Player: App Store listing (Irish-language TV, English subtitles, Irish subtitles on some shows)
- Bubblegum
- TG4 Player
Checked on October 24, 2026 against each app's own pages.
