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Immigration in Ireland – A Look at 2014 with Outlook & Priorities for 2015

On the 26th of this month, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality, published the annual review of immigration related activity in Ireland for 2014. The review provided key figures for 2014 as well as outlining priorities for 2015. Publishing the report the Minister stated, “Since my appointment as Minister for […]

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Top Translation Stories in the News This Week

Translation stories making headlines this week seemed to include a great spectrum of stories from current, exciting technologies that spring us into the future and remind us of the types of things we might have seen in sci-fi futuristic films in our younger years, to translations of or from the […]


When You Don’t Have An Interpreter with You – Google Launches Image Text Translation Function

This week, Google launched a powerful and interesting new translation feature for smartphones – the ability to use the camera to detect that something is text, read it and translate it! Of course, it’s not working at the level of a human interpreter and translator who can understand and distinguish […]


Translation Tips: Duolingo Language Learning App Launches for Windows Phone

Duolingo is an excellent language app that helps you to learn a number of different languages, all at the convenience of your phone, wherever you happen to have it. Practice your Spanish, French or German on your morning and evening commute or during a stroll in the park, whatever suits […]


Meet the Germans:A Blog Exploring Germans and German Society

Meet the Germans: A Blog about… Germans The Goethe Institute for German culture supports an interesting blog called “Meet the Germans” with the aim of “to explore what’s typical of Germany and German society. We’ll introduce people in different walks of life and try and find out what lies behind […]


Russian Irish Film ‘Anya’ By Brown Bag Productions

Anya: A Russia with Love and Brown Bag Productions Short Film The Irish charity To Russia with Love and the animation company Brown Bag productions produced this year the award winning short film Anya. The film, of a mere 5 minutes length presents the work of the charity through the […]


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Medical Interpreting: International Congress Event Opens for Registration for Interpreters

International Medical Interpreters Association Event The IMIA International Congress on Medical Interpreting will take place on April 24th – 26th 2015 in Washington DC in the US and apparently the dates were selected to coincide with the Cherry Tree Blossom Season! The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) is an umbrella association […]