Irish High Court Lifts Suspension of Translation Service Contract
The contract for the provision of interpreters to the immigration service and the Legal Aid Board in Ireland can now push through.
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Ireland Announces Winners of EUR 5m Language Services Contract
Ireland’s central procurement agency awards over 20 contracts worth up to EUR 5m to 13 individual providers. Part of tender specifically crafted to allow buyers to use freelancers directly.
Word Perfect ‘Ineligible’ to Challenge Translation Framework Without Submitting Tender
Irish language service provider Word Perfect goes to court over contracts awarded by rotation, artificially low rates, but High Court allows request for tenders to proceed.
Europe Still Fails to Hire Enough Irish Linguists
After upgrading Irish to official language status and embarking on a mid-2016 hiring drive, European Union fails to attract talent it needs to make it a full-fledged working language.
After Upgrading Irish, European Union Starts Hiring Translators
European Personnel Selection Office launches hiring process for 62 Irish linguists; application deadline July 12. Move comes after roadmap to upgrading Irish to full official EU language status was announced in December 2015.
Slator Pro Guide: Finding Growth in Adjacent Services
Pro Guide for LSPs to identify growth opportunities in adjacent services. Profiles 15 adjacent services, analyzing barriers to entry, risks, and synergies.
Irish Interpreting Company Offers New Technology after Brexit
Irish Language Solutions Provider, TRANSLIT, has expanded their operations to the UK after the successful launch of their new app last month.
Slator Job Index Edges Up Slightly in March 2020
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, rose to 110.24 in March 2020.
European Union Looks for 50 Translators with ‘Perfect Knowledge’ of Irish
Ireland and the EU hope their support for Irish education and professional training will pay off with enough Irish translators to allow the EU’s Irish derogation status to expire in 2022.
Irish Supreme Court Rules on Three-Year Interpreting Contract Feud
Dublin-based Word Perfect Translations challenged the awarding of an interpreting services contract to Translation.ie. The Supreme Court sided with Word Perfect.
Why This Decade-old Irish LSP Secured EUR 0.5m in Funding
Translit, a 10-year old Irish language service provider, secured EUR 0.5m in funding from local investors and will use the funds to build its own interpretation platform.
Irish High Court Dismisses Challenge to State Translation Service Contract
The final ruling settles the legal challenge posed by Dublin-based Word Perfect Translation Service Ltd. to a contract awarded to a rival LSP for the supply of state interpreters to the state immigration service in 2016.
Translation Research Gets Almost A Third of Ireland’s €50M ADAPT Investment
Vistatec, Moravia, Welocalize, and Sajan among 19 industry partners expected to fund more than half of Ireland’s investment in digital content technologies.
KantanMT Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer
Sales and marketing veteran Brian Coyle started this October 2015 as KantanMT’s new Chief Commercial Officer.
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