Translation for Irish public bodies

From annual reports to everyday communications

We work on annual reports, strategy statements, public information, forms, website content, correspondence and campaign materials. Our team can discuss translation, revision, proofreading and formatting as part of the same project.

Some documents need to be available in Irish and English at the same time. Section 10 of the Official Languages Act applies that requirement to specified documents, including annual reports and certain strategy statements. Your project's publication date and internal approvals therefore matter as much as the translation deadline.

Translate your report while design is underway

You do not have to wait for the design to be finished before translation starts. We can translate the approved text while your designer works on the layout. When the final InDesign file is exported to IDML, we use the translation memory to bring in the completed translation and address changes introduced during design.

We agree an allowance for the final-file work in your quotation. This approach has helped public bodies work towards tight publication deadlines without leaving the translated layout until the end.

Keep terminology consistent

Official names, scheme titles and specialist terms need to remain consistent from one publication to the next. We work with client-approved glossaries, style guides and previous translations. Where relevant, linguists refer to An Caighdeán Oifigiúil, téarma.ie and official sources for names and terminology.

We can use translation memory and terminology resources to carry approved wording forward. Share your reference material at the start and nominate a contact for any questions that arise.

A process that fits your team

A project manager coordinates the work and agrees the handoffs with you. We scope the language service and any formatting needs, then plan delivery against your review and publication dates. For bilingual layouts, share the source files and the design requirements when seeking a quote.

Transferendum participates in Lots 1 and 2 of the OGP Irish Language Translation Services framework and ranks in the top three on Lot 1. We hold ISO 9001, ISO 17100 and ISO 18587 certification. We can discuss the applicable procurement route and provide relevant information about our process.

An annual report may pass through policy, finance, design and senior management before release. Tell us when each section is expected to be approved and who will consolidate review comments, so the Irish version can be planned alongside that process.

When the source files are missing

A public body needed a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle booklet but no longer had the original design files. Our team recreated the booklet in InDesign so its printer could produce it. The booklet has since gone into more than 20 languages.