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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland

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The ATII (formerly the ITIA) is the only professional association representing the interests of practising translators and interpreters in Ireland.

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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Something special is coming this #InternationalTranslationDay! 🌍 On 30 September, ATII will officially launch the ATII Translation Festival — celebrating translation, translators & the creativity at the heart of our profession. www.atii.ie/atii-transla...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
☕ Join us for the next online #ChatterATII! A relaxed members-only gathering for ATII translators and interpreters to connect, exchange ideas and share experiences. Registration required: www.atii.ie/chatteratii-...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📢 Belfast ChatterATII has been postponed due to ongoing events in Belfast. We’ll be rescheduling for September and will share details closer to the time. Thank you for your understanding.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
ChatterATII is heading to Belfast! Join fellow translators and interpreters for an informal in-person gathering on 13 June, 2–3:30pm. We’re also delighted that ATII Chairperson Trish Van Bolderen will be attending. 📍 Belfast 📅 13 June 🕑 2–3:30 pm Irish time We’d love to see you there!
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
☘️ Last week, we held our first-ever ChatterATII as Gaeilge! ATII members discussed client expectations, public-sector language work, dialects, standard Irish and the importance of connecting with fellow translators and interpreters. The first, but definitely not the last
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📚 By popular demand, LiterATII is back! Join us for our second online discussion forum on literary translation into English. 📅 Tuesday 9 June, 5–6:30pm (Irish time) 💻 Online ✨ ATII members only Register: www.atii.ie/literatii-2/
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
ChatterATII — in person, in two cities, on the same day! ✨ 📅 Sat 25 April 📍 Dublin (3–4:30pm) 📍 Cork (2:30–4pm) Members only. Come meet, chat & connect. Register: www.atii.ie/chatteratii-...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gabriel Rosenstock, poet, writer, Irish-language translator, and Honorary Member of ATII. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Are you a literary translator — or thinking of starting? 📚 Join our first #LiterATII: an informal space to share projects, challenges & ideas. 📅 9 April, 5–6:30 pm (online) For ATII members. Free — registration required: www.atii.ie/literatii/
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The spring 2026 issue of the ATII Bulletin is now available at atii.ie/bulletin/202... Legal interpreting in Slovakia 40 years of ATII An interview with the director of Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga State procurement for translation and interpreting services ... and much more. Happy reading!
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
ATII members are warmly invited to our next #ChatterATII ☕ 📅 Wed 18 March 🕥 10:30–11:30 (online) A relaxed space for translators & interpreters to share challenges, ideas and experiences. Register: www.atii.ie/chatteratii-... Thanks to everyone who joined February’s ChatterATII in Galway 🙏
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We’re now on Instagram 📸 Follow ATII for updates on events, training and the translation & interpreting community. www.instagram.com/atii_ireland
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
ATII visited the University of Galway to speak with interpreting and translation students — 22 attendees across six working languages. Strong interest in a “starting out” workshop — we’d be happy to return.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
AI isn’t immaterial — and neither is its impact. For our 40th anniversary, ATII hosts Matt Riemland: Confronting AI’s planetary harms in translation and beyond A public talk on ethics, sustainability & communication in the AI era. www.atii.ie/confronting-...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Many thanks to Conor Sheehan T.D. for highlighting the need for a regulatory framework and national standards for professional interpreting in judicial and medical settings in a topical debate in the Dáil on Tuesday. For more information, scroll down on this page www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/d...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
ATII webinar: editing and revision as core language skills for translators and interpreters — supporting clearer, more confident communication in English. 👉 Register now: www.atii.ie/editing-and-...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Applications are now open for the ATII Mentoring Programme. One-to-one mentoring for early-career translators and interpreters, focused on professional practice. www.atii.ie/membership/m...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
40 years of ATII — and looking ahead. This year, ATII marks 40 years of supporting translators and interpreters across Ireland. Check out our 40th Anniversary year page with events planned throughout the year: www.atii.ie/celebrating-... #ATII40 #Translators #Interpreters
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank our members, colleagues, and partners for their continued engagement, professionalism, and support. We wish you a restful festive season and look forward to connecting again in the year ahead.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Mercedes López of Near FM interviewed Dr Mary Phelan (DCU/ATII) and Dr Sarah Sheridan (Centre for Deaf Studies, TCD) about similarities and differences between spoken and signed community interpreting in Ireland. Have a listen here: listenagain.org?p=58612
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
The winter edition of the ATII Bulletin is now available at www.atii.ie/bulletin/202... Read about: RTE's First Conviction programme featuring ATII's Mary Phelan UK Professional interpreters' advocacy group Pi4j What is medical translation? An insider story from a French subtitler ... and more.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The ATII raised issues around interpreter provision at the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) in this article by Ottoline Spearman on breakingnews.ie:
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
On 29.11.25, ATII held the award ceremony at #TCLCT for the Translation Competition for Secondary School Students. We welcomed 6 winners — Arabic, French, Polish, Ukrainian, Irish & Japanese. Congratulations to all our young winners! 🌟
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
All six episodes of the First Conviction podcast are now available. It's a really interesting story, very well told, and worth a listen. www.rte.ie/news/investi...
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Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
A court interpreter who worked on Ireland's first and only FGM case that was overturned on appeal over translation errors assisted in more than 240 other cases for the Irish Court Services
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Pamela Fraher from RTE has a very well researched article about how a court interpreter continued to work on 240 cases after their interpreting was found to be inadequate by the Court of Appeal in 2021. www.rte.ie/news/investi...
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Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
A court interpreter who worked on Ireland's first and only FGM case that was overturned on appeal over translation errors assisted in more than 240 other cases for the Irish Court Services
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Pamela Fraher will have more information on court interpreting on Prime Time on RTÉ One this evening. The programme starts at 9.30 and ATII Professional Member Adam Brozynski will feature.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Solicitor James MacGuill and RTÉ journalist Pamela Fraher discussed the case on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk this morning. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
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A new documentary 'First Conviction' a quest for justice
Podcast Episode · The Pat Kenny Show · 12/11/2025 · 23m
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Mary Phelan featured on Morning Ireland yesterday morning where she outlined issues in court interpreting. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Interpreter in overturned FGM conviction worked on over 240 cases
RTÉ Investigates’ reporter, Pamela Fraher discusses new figures obtained by RTÉ which show that a court interpreter who worked on a landmark female genital mutilation case that was overturned on appea...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Tune in to RTE Investigates at 9.35 this evening to hear from Mary Phelan and Niamh Howlin about the importance of legal interpreting. Also available on RTE Player afterwards. www.rte.ie/tv/
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
New ATII CPD: Looking forward to online Introduction to Medical Translation with Luciana Ramos on Tuesday 2 December 2025. For details please see: www.atii.ie/introduction... #ATIICPD #CPD #medicaltranslation
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The ATII AGM took place online on Saturday 17 October. Many thanks to all who attended and for the interesting discussions.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
On episode 2 of the First Conviction podcast, ATII Chair Mary Phelan discussed poor standard of interpreting during a garda station interview with a French speaker www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
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An investigation into the case of a couple imprisoned for a crime against their child - that never happened...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Members of the ATII Executive Committee attended the Procurement Forum organised by PAI (Public Affairs Ireland). Great to learn more about how procurement works and to network with government bodies that need translators and interpreters.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
2025 is the 80th anniversary of the publication of Pippi Långstrump by Astrid Lindgren and illustrated by Ingrid Vang Nyman. In the video you can see eight translators reading the first two sentences of Pippi Longstockings.
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Happy International Translators’ Day 2025: translating for children who create miracles!
After a two year’s absence, we are back with a short video celebrating literary translators and their passion for language and literature.“I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Ch...
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RTÉ Documentary on One @rtedoconone.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Coming soon: First Conviction, a new six-part series with #RTEInvestigates. A couple imprisoned for a crime against their child - a crime they say they did not commit. From 8th October. Subscribe and listen here: htps://open.spotify.com/episode/6r03JcjnhlzRmznmOH5bVV?si=Qij2WYdOSSay0Fi3LSxTYQ
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The autumn issue is out now and available to read at www.atii.ie/bulletin/202.... You can learn all about: TRAMITI, a new AV translator association The path to becoming a Polish Sworn Translator A conference interpreter's story ATII's latest mentoring programme And, as always, plenty more!
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We are thrilled to announce that early bird prices for this in-person event in Dublin were extended until September 14. Please see more details at www.atii.ie/the-criminal...
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The criminal law process in Ireland – ATII
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Upcoming ATII CPD Dr Niamh Howlin (Sutherland School of Law, UCD) will give a talk on the Irish Criminal Justice System Saturday 27 September 2025, Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian St, Dublin 2. www.atii.ie/the-criminal... #ATII #ATIICPD #CPD #legaltranslation
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
See the summer issue of our Bulletin at www.atii.ie/bulletin/202... Besides legal translation and interpreting it also includes: AGM reports from European Federations ATII intervenes on behalf of interpreter members An intriguing scéal from a Norwegian translator of Irish And lots more.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The most recent edition of the #ATII coffee mornings/afternoons was held in #Galway on 28 June. Thanks to all those #translators and #interpreters who joined for stimulating, informal conversation. We look forward to the next gathering! Stay tuned for further details
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
As the current round of our popular Mentoring Programme comes to an end, we will be opening applications for the next round shortly. You can read more about the programme and apply to be a mentor or a mentee here: www.atii.ie/membership/m... #ATII #mentoring #translation #interpreting
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
English below ⬇️ Freagra ó ATII ar alt san Examiner maidir leis an méadú atá tagtha ar chostas an aistriúcháin agus na hateangaireachta i réimse na cosanta idirnáisiúnta. ATII responds to Examiner article about increased cost of translation and interpreting in international protection.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Tá ár gComórtas Aistriúcháin ar oscailt arís! Gheobhaidh tú tuilleadh sonraí anseo⬇️ Our traditional Translation Competition is here again! More details on this link: www.atii.ie/atii-transla...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
ATII Bulletin 2025/01 is available online now. It focuses on all things Irish including: ATII PM Bríd Ní Fhlathúin is our GA <> EN Members' Corner contributor Irish language legal translation courses at the Kings Inns Translation from Italian into Irish And lots more: www.atii.ie/bulletin/202...
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
FGL á reáchtáil ag ATII: tabharfaidh an Dochtúir Ekaterina Valeeva-Farrington a seisiún ar líne ‘Voice Workshop for Interpreters’, arís ar an Máirt an 28 Eanáir 2025, 17:00 – 19:00, am na hÉireann. Tá tuilleadh sonraí ag www.atii.ie/voice-worksh....
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FIT Europe @fiteurope.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
ELIS SURVEY 2025! Help us help you better, by providing us with information on language market trends, challenges, expectations and concerns from your professional perspective. If you're a #translator or an #interpreter make sure you complete the #ELIS2025 survey by Jan/31! #1nt #xl8 elis-survey.org
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
On December 19, 2024, The ATII Executive Committee was delighted to confer honorary membership of the association on Anne Bernard Kearney, French translator of poetry by Séamus Heaney, Seamus Deane, Paula Meehan and others, and founder member of our association.
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Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland @atiireland.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Season’s Greetings from the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ireland
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