I think I prefer the other...maybe. This one implies that the person is not in the office whereas the other one says so directly - much the same really but it is normal practice to state that you are not in the office. Either way the message gets across.

Anyway, the one previously given is closer to a translation of the sentences actually requested.

Baochas den ríomphost. Ní bhead san oifig go dtí 06/03/13 agus bead ag caint leat ar mo fhilleadh dom.

This looks great to me, but I'd make a couple of slight changes:

Baochas den ríomphost. Ní bhead san oifig go dtí 06/03/13 agus bead ag caint leat ar m'fhilleadh dhom.

Of course, the original version could also be right and my slightly different version could just be a dialectical thing.

From the Forum Rules:

To TRANSLATORS:

If your translation or suggestion is non-standard or you are contrasting a dialect translation with a standard one or you use old spelling, please mark each clearly with:

(GC) for Connacht Irish;
(GM) for Munster Irish;
(GU) for Ulster Irish;
(CO) for standard Irish;
(SL) for old spelling

If you don't wish to mark your suggestions or translations with a dialect or spelling code, then a statement of your preference in your signature would be helpful, preferably in a way even beginners can understand. We respect your right to use dialects and old spelling, please make your intention clear so that others don't inadvertantly attempt to "standardise" your contributions. Thank you for your co-operation.

Maybe it would be better if everyone (including people who are using "standard") would let us know which form of Irish they are using. It doesn't seem fair that people who are using "standard" don't have to mark their suggestions, but everyone else has to. Just a thought …

Sounds like a fair enough suggestion.

(That way we could also be sure that something was a CO mistake and not a dialect variation. )

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

That's right, it's more that just a matter of fairness. If everyone has to post which dialect is being used (including the people who are using "standard"), it would be much easier to see if the answer (or translation) were accurate, since we would always know exactly which dialect is being used.

It's not about fairness at all. It's about clarity. It seem ridiculous to me to have to point out that you are writing in standard Irish - that should be assumed, and that has been the case on this site to date. The clue is in the name 'standard'. It is not a dialect as has been pointed out many times before by the anti-Caighdeán brigade. If a dialect is used it is helpful to point out which one is being used.

When a person adds a translation when a perfectly good translation has been offered already, it may simply confuse the OP. In such cases we have already requested on at least one other thread that the person offering the new translation gives some form of explanation, such as saying that it's just another possibility (as opposed to a correction) or that it's simply another version in a particular dialect.

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