General Background:

Born, raised and educated in Dublin, Ireland.

Primary and Secondary Education:
Loreto National and High School.

Three summers as a teenager in An Cheathrú Rua, Connemara, at the Gaeltacht.

Student exchange in Lyon, France at the age of 14.

University Education:
International French and Irish degree from the prestigious University College, Dublin.
Activities: language learning and perfection, translation work, history, culture, literature.

Erasmus Year in Universitè Charles de Gaulle, Lille III, France.

Three University trips to Rosmuc, Connemara.

Professional Background in Ireland:

Extensive hands-on experience in Business and Financial English, as I worked with mortgages, insurance and legal property issues. (Bank of Ireland)

Stock Market, car insurance, loans experience in Letstel.

Stocks and supplies for Compustore. (huge computer and computer parts company)

Working on French Belgian telephone lines for Niquitin, answering customers queries and taking orders in French.


Moved to Barcelona, Spain, in January 2000.
Professional Background in Spain: teaching both English and French as well as doing translation and interpretation.

Education in Spain:

Level D Certificate of Catalan from l'Escola Oficial d'Idiomes.
Fluent Spanish.
CAP in English in Universidad de Barcelona.


Some examples of my translation and interpretation work:

A full catalogue from Spanish to English for a Plastics factory, including the materials, prices, discounts, order forms. This involved Technical, Financial and Legal terminology.

The European Education system in European Vocational schools for Technical, Educational and Legal purposes, from Spanish to English. The main subject was Energy - wind, light and water.

Transportation: Legal, Technical, Business and Financial aspects. Patents are also included in my expertise.

Direct Interpreting from Spanish to English, in the Technical field of Energy for a Catalan Vocational School.

In my diploma from the Chartered Institute of Linguists from Spanish to English, I have translated Business, Legal, Literature, Social Science, Science and Technical language.

Other points of interest:
Music studies from the age of four to seventeen.
I play the recorder, flute and piano, was a member of the College of Music in Dublin, Rathfarnham Concert Band in Dublin, and studied Music for my Leaving Certificate. As a music student, I did Grade VIII Flute, Piano and Theory studies, and also taught the flute in the Rathfarnham Concert Band. I can read and compose music, and am familiar and understand all types of music terms.

Available for interpretation in the whole Catalonia region.

I have travelled quite a lot, worked for two summers in the United States and have the advantage of being able to translate into both UK and USA English as I am Irish and am therefore familiar with both.

I consider my work to be precise and efficient, and I am confident in my translations. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with me if you are looking for someone with great language abilities who takes complete pride in her work!