The French State and its team of UFO hunters! France has the biggest European space agency. This is a result of the space race back in the 60’s and President Charles de Gaulle’s grand determination to keep France independent of the US by building its own satellites, rocket launchers and […]
Medical translation is an important area of interpreting and translating and an area where interpreters have no room for error. In a post on the NPRblog today, they discussed some real life and heart breaking consequences of what can go wrong when there is an ‘ad hoc’ interpreter – such […]
Conference: ‘THE ONLY THING WORTH GLOBALIZING IS DISSENT: TRANSLATION AND THE MANY LANGUAGES OF RESISTANCE’ Cairo, 6-8 March 2015, Funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, UK “Activists from various regions and countries connect with and influence one another through practices involving various types of translation, including video subtitling, written […]
A taste of Vietnam in Dublin Many backpackers are fans of Vietnam’s beautiful scenery and it’s a popular spot for tourists all over the world. But you don’t have to pack your bags just yet to find a little taste of Vietnam in Dublin. Earlier this year, Vietnamese MBA students […]
The translation industry is becoming increasingly advanced both in technology and requirements and scope as our world becomes increasingly global and international communications become more common and more crucial to both businesses and the consumer. Translators and marketers alike need to stay up to date with the world-wide-web and where […]
International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September. This day was chose as it coincides with the feast day of St. Jerome, the Bible translator and patron saint of translators. It was initially set up in 1953 and the worldwide celebrations have been promoted by the International Federation […]
Medical Translators & Interpreters of Vital Importance to Patients Dr. Anarella Cellitti, a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty member, has recently notes that it’s just as important to protect the rights of non-English speaking hospital patients as it is for those involved in […]
If you’re starting a business in Ireland, whether you’re originally from here or have moved here from abroad, little is more valuable to you and the success of your business than the lessons learned through experience from other people. The Dublin City Enterprise Board offer many programmes and training and […]
Alone in Dublin? Websites with activities to make friends in the city. If you move recently to Dublin on your own, leaving friends and family behind, the city can feel a little overwhelming. Finding yourself in the weekends with nothing to do or not many friends to meet is always […]
In a Forbes survey from December of last year, Ireland ranked number one as a place to do business, despite the economic troubles we’ve seen in recent years. The survey, which ranks Ireland as the best place in the world to do business measured innovation, technology, monetary freedom and red […]
