Aistritheoirí Óga (Young Translators)

Leaving Cert student, Siobhán, took part in the EU Aistritheoirí Óga (Young Translators) competition.  She had to translate a piece from German into Irish and from English to Irish. 

The ‘Aistritheoirí Óga' translation competition is organised jointly by the European Commission and the Irish Government. It is open to students across the island of Ireland who were at least 15 years of age on the 1st September 2019 and who have the ability to translate from English into Irish, or from a choice of five other European languages into Irish.  The competition has three goals: to promote a high standard of Irish, to encourage multilingualism among secondary school students and to encourage their interest in careers with Irish.  There are six categories in the competition: a prize for the best translation from English in each province, an overall prize for the best translation across the island of Ireland, and a prize for the best translation from a language other than English.