We wish to thank Tesco Ireland for supporting our bagpacking and charity fundraising in 2013. We had a difficult year during 2013 with reduced bagpacking bookings; however, we have survived and have been able to support charities in the Deaf community. So far, over €800,000 has been paid out since 2004 and during 2013 over…
From The Cork News, 3rd Jan 2014, page 24 ‘The year ahead’ interviewed by Maria Tracey
Leinster 8 Connacht 0 Munster 23 Connacht 3 Leinster 7 Munster 4 Leinster won for the 2nd year in a row Best Player of the Tournament – Joseph Watson (Munster) Best Young Player of the Tournament – Kevin Dudley (Leinster) Top Scorer – Joseph Watson (12 Goals)
Gráinne Meehan has kindly sent us (Deaf Education Centre) a link to her Prezi presentation on Deaf Community members’ perspectives on Deaf Village Ireland. You can view it here: http://prezi.com/an_5ade02trx/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, we can help you. The Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline can offer support to deaf or hard of hearing women through our text service.
Calling all parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. You can now view Dinah Beames Connect Learn Share presentation. Click here: http://deafhear.com/ParentsCorner/ConnectLernShare2012KeynotePresentations.html
Six-year-old Liam Cunneen, a deaf schoolboy from Co Cork, is still receiving only one hour of education a day due to an apparent shortage of special needs resources in his school. As reported in the Irish Examiner in September, Liam, a student of St Columba’s National School in Douglas, has been on a restricted school…
Tipperary man Noel O’Connell has become the second deaf person in Ireland to be awarded with a doctorate. A graduate of Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Dr O’Connell chose deaf education for his study of deaf people’s experience of education and culture. Dr O’Connell believes many deaf people come up against barriers to education because…
Our Deaf Scout website had been revamped with new domain of .ie, hope you will like it into more friendly look – any comment or feedback whether big or small, please email [email protected] or [email protected] Our website: www.dublindeafscout.ie