Pandemic and banana bread make it into new English-Irish dictionary

Twin sisters Sarah and Niamh Kidd from Kinvara, Co Galway, leafing through the  new 'Concise English-Irish Dictionary', the first of its kind in over 60 years. Picture: Andrew Downes, xposure

A new English to Irish dictionary will include translations of words such as coronavirus, pandemic, and banana bread into the Irish language.

The Concise English-Irish Dictionary will be launched by President Michael D Higgins, on Foras na Gaeilge’s Facebook Page, later today.