Irish translator

By default we work in An Caighdeán Oifigiúil, the official written norm for EU and government documents. For content aimed at a specific Gaeltacht audience we match the dialect — Ulster, Connacht or Munster — and confirm that choice in the quote based on your audience. Blending dialects in one text is the most common reason an Irish translation reads as inconsistent, so we hold to a single norm or dialect throughout.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance our Irish translation agency provides certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

Irish calls for specific knowledge. Initial mutations (séimhiú and urú) change words grammatically, the word order is verb-subject-object, and there are no single words for 'yes' or 'no'. Machine translation often stumbles on these features. For that reason we use a native specialist who applies these structures correctly, with a second review where the field, risk profile or volume requires it.

We work with native specialist translators and reference the recognised UK professional bodies — the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting), the CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) and, for interpreting, the NRPSI (National Register of Public Service Interpreters). For Irish, native command of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil and the regional dialects is a specialist combination; we name these bodies of reference so you can see the standard the work is held to.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, language pair and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote. For tight deadlines we confirm a workable rush schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

Yes. Irish has been an official working language of the European Union since 1 January 2022 and is the first official language of Ireland. We translate public communications and official documents in line with An Caighdeán Oifigiúil and with careful, consistent terminology, including text produced to meet Official Languages Act obligations.

An Irish translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the specialist who handles Irish spelling and the right dialect, arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it, and have the work checked by a second reviewer. You keep one point of contact for the norm, terminology, scheduling and delivery, all under a single quote. A skilled freelance translator does excellent work too; the difference an agency adds is bringing those moving parts together so you are not managing them separately.