Certified German to English translator, editor and copywriter. Marketing, Sustainability, Tourism and Culture. @ITIGerNet Social Media Secretary. Views my own.
Cian Ó Fátharta ón ngrúpa feachtais BÁNÚ ag plé leis an ngá a bhfuil ann bac a chur le tithe saoire sna ceantair Gaeltachta agus an tábhacht a bhfuil ann go mbeidh Gaeilge ag na daoine lonnaithe sna ceantair seo 🏠#MoThuairim#OnaS24
People are being warned not to climb Co Donegal's Mount Errigal after heavy rain washed away parts of a new €630,000 pathway rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0522…
Israel has ordered the immediate return of its ambassadors to Norway and Ireland, for "consultations", after the two countries have announced they are going to recognise the state of Palestine
Just as apartheid South Africa eventually became isolated in the world, so will Israel
This week we're introducing our 2024 #ITIgernetbursary winners. 🏆
Meet Sophia!
Sophia graduated from the University of Bath in 2022. She's a literary translator and is currently working on @markus_heitz's thriller, Des Teufels Gebetbuch, due to be published next May. 📖
🍀F O C A L A N L A E🍀
Have you ever described someone as your 'pillar of support?' In Irish you would say 'crann taca!
Crann means tree, taca means support.
Pronounced crann-tacka🍀✨
Cé atá ina chrann taca daoibh?
Who is your pillar of support?
#seachtainnagaeilge
The deadline for applications for the ITI GerNet bursary is 1 April!🏃♂️Email the ITI GerNet coordinator (coordinator@itigermannetwork.org.uk) to apply. Tell us about your experience, how you meet the criteria, and how the bursary would help start your career.
Viel Erfolg!🍀
Go líonfaí gach neomat le liúrigh ón spéir,
Go ndéanfaí den domhan scuaine scread,
Is ná cloisfinn an ciúnas ag gluaiseacht fám dhéin,
Ná inneall an ghluaisteáin ag stad.
Ciorcal Comhrá commencing this Saturday, to run every Saturday in the Moy Hotel from 12 noon - 1pm.
Now is your chance to learn the few words as Gaeilge. Come along and listen until you are comfortable enough to use your own cúpla focal! All ages and all levels welcome.
@CnaG
Our #bursary scheme for early-career #translators/#interpreters is now open. Email coordinator@itigermannetwork.org.uk by 1 April with your experience, how you meet the criteria & how you would benefit from the bursary. Apply in English
or German, max. 350 words. Viel Erfolg!🤞
Happy St. Patrick's Day! To mark the event, here are some English (& German) loan words which reportedly originated from Irish.
☘️
clock/Glocke (clocc)
slew (sluagh)
brogues (bróg)
galore (go leor)
phoney (fáinne)
slogan (sluagh-ghairm)
smithereens
#StPatricksDay2023#etymology
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! ☘
Today I'm especially proud to be Irish and to study our native language. For those of you celebrating, I hope you're having a wonderful day no matter where you are! ☘
#happystpatricksday#irish#gaeilge#madeinireland
Just in case Twitter really is on its way out, don't forget you can join the ITI German Network at any time for regular email updates and lively discussions!
We're also on #Mastodon. Find our swanky new account here: mastodon.world/@ITIGerNet#
Leseratten of Twitter, don't forget the #ITIGerNet#bookclub is tomorrow at 12.30 GMT!
We'll be discussing "Das Leben ist eins der Härtesten" by Giulia Becker: rb.gy/6slqbz.
Check your emails for the Zoom link. All ITI GerNet members are welcome to attend.📚
📢 Just a quick reminder that our new online discussion series continues this evening at 7.30 p.m.
Today's topic is "Finding work and clients".
No need to register in advance (see your inbox for the Zoom link). We hope to see you there!
#xl8#onlinediscussion#findingclients