Celebrating St Patrick’s Day and MTS’s Ireland-based IELTS test takers

MTS wishes all our Ireland-based IELTS test takers a very happy St. Patrick’s Day. If you find yourself in Ireland on 17 March, you’ll notice a lot of people wearing green (Ireland’s ‘people’s colour’), and the ‘craic’ (fun) is easily found.

Since it is a national holiday, many Irish people will take the day off work, and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

MTS delivers regular IELTS test dates in our IELTS test centres in Dublin and Galway, and we can run sessions in other places such as Limerick and Cork.

And what an international group of customers we have in Ireland! In 2025 and in the first part of 2026, MTS welcomed thousands of IELTS test takers in our Irish test centres, coming from an impressive 92 different nationalities,

The proportion of nationalities of our Ireland-based IELTS test takers was:

Place Nationality % 1st Chinese 11% 2nd Brazilian 10% 3rd Spanish 8% 4th Saudi Arabian 6% 5th Indian 6% 6th Irish 5% 7th Ukrainian 5% 8th Italian 4% 9th Nigerian 4% 10th Mongolian 3%

And we are pleased to report that Ireland is a popular destination country for so many international students and professionals seeking to migrate and settle in an English-speaking country. In fact, Ireland represented the 4th most popular destination for all our UK and Ireland IELTS test takers in 2025 (after the UK, Canada and Australia).

Your lucky charm? A great IELTS score

At MTS, we know that celebrating Irish culture is a lot easier when you feel secure in your future. To study, work, or settle in Ireland, a strong IELTS score is often the "Golden Ticket." We make the process as smooth possible, MTS has convenient test sessions throughout the month in comfortable facilities and a professional environment and friendly staff to assist you. MTS’s IELTS test centre in Dublin: Our capital city IELTS venue in Ireland offers frequent dates to fit your busy schedule. MTS is located centrally in Dublin with excellent public transport links – whether you are coming from Dublin or from the surrounding areas in Ireland. MTS’s IELTS test centre in Galway is a great place to take IELTS for those based near the beautiful West Coast of Ireland.

MTS’s Limerick & Cork venues are only occasional IELTS venues, but we will deliver IELTS sessions in Limerick or Cork in partnership with local schools – get in touch with us at info@mtsglobal.uk.com if you are interested in a partnership with MTS for IELTS test delivery.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the whole team at MTS! ☘️