Irish Translators and Interpreters Association

History

The Association was formed in 1986 as The Irish Translators' Association by Ann Bernard, Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin and J.F. Deane and became The Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association in 2002. The ITIA is the only professional association in Ireland representing the interests of practising translators and interpreters.

The ITIA has six categories of membership: Honorary, Professional, Associate, Corporate, Institutional and Student.

Honorary Membership is proposed and voted on by the Annual General Meeting and is awarded to a person who has distinguished him/herself in the field of translation or interpreting, in Ireland or internationally. List of ITIA Honorary Members.

Professional Membership is awarded based on qualifications, experience and success in the annual ITIA Professional Membership Examination. Professional Members may apply to become ITIA Certified Translators, which permits them to certify translations intended for used in a legal context, for state institutions, foreign embassies and the business community.

Associate, Student, Corporate and Institutional membership applications are approved by the membership secretary.

Translator members of the ITIA are involved in all areas of specialisation including literary, legal, medical, technical, commercial and localisation. Our interpreters include conference, court and community interpreters. Our membership also includes translator and interpreter trainers and those with a general interest in the area of language, translation and interpreting.

The members of the ITIA hail from all corners of the earth, reflecting the multi-lingual and multi-cultural nature of Ireland today. The ITIA members, therefore, provide a wide range of language combinations and subject area specialisations to meet the demand for translation and interpreting services.

The business of the ITIA is conducted in accordance with the ITIA Constitution/Bunreacht by the Executive Committee, elected each year in October by the Annual General Meeting. The ITIA has four permanent sub-committees, the Professional Membership sub-committee, the Certification sub-committee, the Community Interpreting sub-committee and the Continual Professional Development sub-committee. Where necessary, ad hoc committees are created for individual tasks.

The ITIA is a member of the Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs (FIT). The ITIA has two representatives in FIT. Miriam Lee, Professional Member of the ITIA, is currently one of three Vice-Presidents of FIT, having been Secretary General from 2002-2005. John Kearns , member of the ITIA Executive Committee and guest-editor of the ITIA journal 'Translation Ireland', is a member of the FIT Committee on Translator Training.

The ITIA is a member of CEATL - the Conseil Européen des Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires (European Council of Associations of Literary Translators), where it is represented by Giuliana Zeuli, former ITIA chairperson, Professional Member and member of the Executive Committee of the ITIA. The ITIA is represented on the board of the Ireland Literary Exchange (ILE) by Chairperson Máire Nic Mhaoláin.

The ITIA publishes a monthly ezine, the ITIA Bulletin and a journal, Translation Ireland which is published each year. The ITIA holds its various events and meetings throughout the year at the Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

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