http://www.ucc.ie/academic/igl/tb0809.pdf

http://www.nuacht24.com/nuacht/4000-mac-leinn-ag-dul-do-chursaisceimeanna-gaeilg e-ag-ucc/

That is a quarter of the student body.

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The number of students attending language programmes in Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha reached a total of 1,908. The numbers have increased twofold over the
eight year period since the year 2000 when the total stood at 932. The increase over the previous year’s cohort was 3.5%.
• A further 2,000 students approximately participated in language schemes and cultural networks. The Ionad catered for the Irish language needs of 4,045 students in total during the year. The overall number of students participating in both language programmes and language schemes increased by 2.5% over the previous year’s cohort.