This book tells the story of the drama and loss caused by a fire at the School for Deaf Children in Strabane in 1856. It is a story that has had to be told to ensure that six innocent deaf children who died so tragically in the fire are never forgotten. It will be of…
Ahead of the 2015 competition, the ICSD has released information about the World Deaf Basketball Championships, for athletes interested in entering. For more info, or for documents outlining: The hotel; the flight schedule; and an information booklet about the competition itself, see: www.deafsportsireland.com
Squash Team Seek Players For World Deaf Squash Competition in the Netherlands from the 6th – 14th Oct, 2014. Deaf Sports Ireland have been approached by Deaf squash players who plan to enter the World Deaf Squash Tournament. The players are seeking more people who wish to compete alongside them as team mates in this…
An ISL translation of Panti’s Noble Call at the Abbey Theatre. This video has gone viral (where lots of people are talking about it) and it’s great to see translated into ISL – thanks to Interpreter Darren Byrne
Wednesdays evening (times vary) RTE are showing 3 hours of subtitled programmes. If you miss them, you can watch them online – ‘search’ Irish Sign Language for the most recent episodes http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/search/?q=irish+sign+language
From Irish Sign Language Recognition Campaign – IDS: Senator Mark Daly’s ISL Bill is rejected by the government by three votes (24-20). The minister insists that the bill was prematurely introduced because services demanded by the Deaf community are not in place. Source: www.facebook.com/IrishSignLanguageRecognitionCampaign
Press Release – Tuesday 21st January 2014 Senator Mark Daly’s Private Member’s Bill enters its 2nd Stage in Seanad Éireann – Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community. The Irish Deaf Society (IDS) continues to call on the Government in the pursuit of the legal recognition of Irish Sign Language (ISL). The bill ensures that…
Elaine Grehan explains the move of Deaforward to Deaf Village Ireland