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The ATII (formerly the ITIA) is the only professional association representing the interests of practising translators and interpreters in Ireland.
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.
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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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November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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.
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Solicitor James MacGuill and RTÉ journalist Pamela Fraher discussed the case on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk this morning.

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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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November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mary Phelan featured on Morning Ireland yesterday morning where she outlined issues in court interpreting.

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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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November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The ATII AGM took place online on Saturday 17 October. Many thanks to all who attended and for the interesting discussions.
October 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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...
First Conviction - RTÉ Podcasts
An investigation into the case of a couple imprisoned for a crime against their child - that never happened...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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.
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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.
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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October 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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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
September 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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!
September 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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...
September 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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
July 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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.
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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
July 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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
June 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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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.
April 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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...
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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...
April 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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....
January 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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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
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ELIS 2023 LANGUAGE INDUSTRY SURVEY
ELIS focuses on the industry trends, expectations and concerns of a wide range of language industry stakeholders, including language service companies, independent language professionals and others.
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January 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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.
December 30, 2024 at 3:46 PM