A new book offers a critical appraisal of Ireland’s busiest courtrooms

[…] Dr O’Nolan devotes considerable attention to the significant numbers of non-Irish nationals who pass through the doors of the District Court and finds that courtroom procedures to deal with non-English speakers have “evolved with little evidence of planning”.

While she believes the standard of interpreting has improved, worrying stories of hesitant and “silent” interpreters persist, and the author describes scenes that suggest certain judges do little to adjust the pace of proceedings to allow for full and accurate interpreting.

“Even when interpreters are provided, there seems to be no expectation that they should diligently endeavour to accurately translate all the court proceedings, and at times their presence constitutes little more than window dressing,” she writes. More.

See: The Irish Times

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