EU careers with the Irish language

Le tuarastail iomaíocha, deiseanna iontacha, agus deiseanna i mbreis is 50 réimsí saineolais, tá an Eoraip lán le féidearthachtaí d’iarrthóirí Éireannacha.

Glac an chéad céim eile chun gairm ar leith a leanúint ina bhfuil tú in ann difríocht fiúntach do 450 milliún saoránach ar fud an Aontas Eorpaigh.

On 1 January 2022, the Irish language gained full status as an official language of the European Union. This means that Irish has equal status with the other 23 official languages of the EU.

The opportunities for Irish language experts to work for the EU institutions have grown since then and are in high demand.

Linguists and lawyer-linguists who speak Irish are much sought after and competitions to recruit for these positions are now held regularly.

Watch the video below to discover more about an average day in the life of an interpreter working at the EU Institutions:

For those interested in pursuing a career in interpreting, the University of Galway, offer a MA/PDip in Conference Interpreting.

This programme trains students in the professional skills of conference interpreting, enabling them to avail of the employment opportunities for qualified interpreting professionals. It is the only course of its kind in Ireland - a programme developed in conjunction with the institutions of the EU.

Students will study the institutions of the EU, and the university organises a study visit to the European Parliament and Commission. Irish, English, French, Spanish, Italian and German are offered on the programme to date.

Find out more on universityofgalway.ie