Translates tenancy rights documents into Arabic, pro bono
Rami Haddad is a qualified solicitor from Beirut with fifteen years of commercial and residential property law experience. He arrived in Ireland in 2023 and is currently navigating the Law Society of Ireland's qualification process, which requires requalification examinations.
While waiting, he noticed a practical gap: Arabic-speaking tenants in Cork — a significant and growing population — had almost no access to translated tenancy rights information. The Residential Tenancies Board and Threshold both produce helpful materials, but not in Arabic.
Rami began translating voluntarily. He started with the RTB's standard tenant rights leaflet, then moved on to standardised lease agreements, eviction notice templates, and dispute resolution procedures. He made the translations freely available through two local migrant community WhatsApp groups and eventually through Nasc, the Cork-based migrant support NGO.
To date, his translations have been used in at least fourteen formal RTB dispute cases and referenced by two solicitors acting for Arabic-speaking tenants.
Rami is preparing for his Irish Bar examinations. He has no plans to stop translating.