Emma McAuley is the first person in the Republic to benefit from the
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People scheme.

DUBLINER EMMA McAuley became the first person in the Republic to use a
specially trained hearing dog to act as her ears when Chester came
into her life last year.

Chester is a two-year-old “cockerpoo”, a cross between a Cocker
Spaniel and a Poodle, who was bred by the UK-based Hearing Dogs for
Deaf People organisation and underwent extensive training to prepare
him for his life as a working dog.

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