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European Commission seeking more Irish language translators

The European Commission is seeking more Irish translators ahead of the language getting 'full sta...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

16.06 13 Feb 2020


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European Commission seeking mo...

European Commission seeking more Irish language translators

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

16.06 13 Feb 2020


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The European Commission is seeking more Irish translators ahead of the language getting 'full status' as an official EU language in 2022.

The positions will be based in Grange, Co Meath and in Brussels.

A new competition has been launched to fill the translator roles, with the closing date for applications set for St Patrick's Day.

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Successful applicants will be employed to translate documents from English to Irish.

Aislínn McCrory, head of the European Commission’s Irish Language Unit, said: "The European Commission and other EU institutions are working to find creative solutions - making every effort to ensure that there will be sufficient translators in place when the derogation relating to the status of the Irish language in the European Union is due to expire at the end of 2021."

Candidates must be an EU citizen with a "perfect knowledge" of Irish and a "thorough knowledge" of English, as well as having a university degree of at least three years.

More information is available on the EU Careers website.

It comes ahead of Irish having full status as an official EU language by 2022.

Irish has been an official language of the bloc since 2005 - but its status is limited, meaning only some documents are translated.

The EU worked towards more than doubled the number of translated documents last year, with that amount set to increase again between 2020 and 2021.

Once it joins the 23 other official languages with full status in 2022, all legislation enacted by the EU will be translated into Irish.

Main image: File photo. Picture by: Michael Kappeler/DPA/PA Images

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