Maggie Owens is one of those teachers fizzing with ideas, the kind that carries everyone else along with her enthusiasm, the type who shakes things up.

Wearing a bright purple dress and leopard-print heels, she is organising students at St Mary’s School for Deaf Girls in Dublin into different groups for their first No Pens Day, which took place earlier this week.

Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/a-hands-free-approach-to-teaching-1.1558083

The Irish Deaf Society is DELIGHTED to announce that the Seanad passed a motion this evening (Wed 9th October) unanimously calling on the government to recognise Irish Sign Language. Members of the Irish Deaf Society and Irish Sign Language Recognition Group attended the hearing. This is another step on the ladder towards ISL recognition – and we cannot do this without you! Please continue to support us!