Irish Examiner


General matters

2011

Translating trap (Trapattoni's Personal interpretor talks about her job) Review about book on language:Is That A Fish In Your Ear? David Bellos IBEC calls for integrated language education policy

2010

Sky News to launch foreign language service (Dec) Language a big barrier to exploiting the newly rich markets in east Asia, India and the Arab states (Sep) A&E aids end language barrier pain(July) Lucrative EU jobs beckon graduates(March)

2009

Spare a thought for the hapless Belgians when voting

2008

30 Polish citizens confirmed in native tongue EU recognises Welsh tongue New word in the dictionary: Meh... Foreign workers may have to prove English proficiency Work permit renewals - English test not enough Harrington drawn into language guideline debate We have good reason to stand up to bullies(context of Lisbon Treaty) Letter: Spell it out — literacy is the real problem Friendly street ambassadors boost tourism effort Study recommends dropping ‘surplus’ letters to simplify spelling Immigrant translation service could mirror Portugal’s Poles lead demand for legal interpreters 2008 — Year of potatoes, sanitation and languages

2007

Lost in translation: many court interpreters fail test Smart way of learning a new language Judge dismisses ‘incompetent’ Polish translators Belgian unity in doubt as the king calls off government talks Polish man’s death raised to highlight language difficulties Study: Migrants need English classes Bord Gáis first to go multilingual as 15% of customers are foreigners Polish healthcare company to open clinic to cater for influx of workers Lots of mileage left in placename puzzle What’s in a name? Well, er, confusion... More resources needed to teach an international Irish classroom Immigrants need better courses Hanafin injects extra €32m into language support teachers ‘Teachers should have say in language aid’ Troops’ translator device unveiled Language skills show babies are brighter than we think Students invited to translate Leaflet in 18 languages spreads word about importance of education Doctors’ language barrier fears may lead to EU exam