Category: News & Events

The new DSI Newsletter is out, read it here:

http://issuu.com/deafsportsireland/docs/dsi_newsletter_july_2014/0

Official results the 2014 World Deaf Golf Championships at Grand Traverse Resort, Traverse City, Michigan, USA on July 15-18,2014.

See results at: www.worlddeafgolf.com/2014/07/wdgc-2014-official-results/

For her innovation.. for her dedication.. for her revolutionary methods in the teaching of music to the Deaf. And her outstanding contribution to piano / keyboard tuition in particular.

Friday, 18 July 2014

Press Release

The Irish Deaf Society (IDS) welcomes the decision made by the new Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly to restore funding to Health, Disability and other organisations including the IDS for a twelve month period until July 2015.

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Irish Deaf Society: RTE PLAYER is now TESTING subtitles on the RTE PLAYER now.

The subtitles will only work on IOS players for now (iPad, iPhone and Apple)

PC and Android will be coming soon (hopefully before September)

The subtitles are only TESTING. RTE want your opinion

Do you like the subtitles? www.rte.ie/player/

Leave your comments at www.facebook.com/IrishDeafSociety

The Irish Deaf Society’s National Advocacy Service for Deaf people closed its offices last week with full loss of staff following an announcement by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government that their funding will be discontinued with immediate effect. The announcement puts a halt to 11 years of services for the Deaf population of Ireland with an estimated 5,000 people affected.

Further read at: www.newstalk.ie/Closure-of-the-Irish-Deaf-Societys-National-Advocacy-Service-for-Deaf-people

MEMBERS OF THE Deaf community in Ireland have been left “upset and insulted” after their request for a sign language interpreter to attend Taoiseach’s questions on Thursday was allegedly rejected.

The Irish Deaf Society (IDS), along with Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly, had written to Ceann Cómhairle Seán Barrett’s office last week to request an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter on the floor of the Dáil, to accommodate around 100 members of the Deaf community planning to be in the public gallery at that time.

Further read at: www.thejournal.ie/deaf-interpreter-dail-chamber-1572318-Jul2014/

Via: Save the IDS Deaforwards Advocacy Service

St Vincent’s DFC website is up and running, check it out

www.stvincentsdfc.com

Football training to be taken place on 15th & 17th July.

New players are more than welcome to join.

St Vincent’s Deaf Football Club Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stvincentsdfc

The National Deaf Advocacy Service of the Irish Deaf Society was refused funding from Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

We have made this youtube video using real-life stories from our clients and users who are now without a service.

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