Cork County Council defends use of Google Translate

Cork County Council has defended the use of Google Translate to provide an Irish language version of its website despite such a practice being branded “unacceptable” by the Coimisinéir Teanga/Language Commissioner.

Cork County Council defends use of Google Translate
Tue, 31 Jul, 2018 - 05:00

By Concubhar Ó Liatháin

Cork County Council has defended the use of Google Translate to provide an Irish language version of its website despite such a practice being branded “unacceptable” by the Coimisinéir Teanga/Language Commissioner.

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