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I think that that "bureau" is a piece of furniture like a desk, kenailan.

I take it, tom, that this is also not a government department, but rather a private business. Would that be correct?

Something in Irish with alliteration that may or may not work (oops ):

Oifig Oibre Oiriúnaigh literally "Office of Suitable Work"

Await correction or confirmation ...

Bodhránbob wrote:And a bureau is a Department or Division like the FBI

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Interesting. The blue bit didn't show up in your post initially, BB, only when I hit "quote". Weird.

De Bhaldraithe had three words down for "bureau": I. Furn. Biúró 2. (a) Oifig (Information bureau) (b) Roinn (rialtais). Apparently the meaning of biúró has expanded from just a piece of furniture, at least in some contexts.

Australia has an official government body to do this called the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Ireland's equivalent to this is the National Consumer Agency an Ghníomhaireacht Náisiúnta do Thomhaltóirí.

The American BBB is not a government department. It is a non-profit organization. Note that it is .org, not .gov.

Since it appears to be non-government office (bureau is just French for "office" (oh and "desk", I think)), I'd still recommend Oifig.

(There's a reference to the Better Business Bureau of Ireland on the net, but the official site http://www.bbb.ie/, sends back an error message. Is that your site, tom?)


(Another throw-away version: Gníomhaireacht Ghnó Ghairmiúla "Agency of Professional Business" looking for a better word starting with a g ...)