A pilot scheme that will use technology to support members of the deaf community in Garda stations has been in operation in Dublin and Kerry.

Did you know that Monday, September 23, was International Day of Sign Languages? Well, it was a day to celebrate deaf unity, raising awareness of the issues deaf people face in their everyday lives.

The Government has launched the first course in Ireland to enable deaf and hard of hearing people who use Irish Sign Language (ISL) to become primary school teachers.

Deaf campaigners have given RTÉ the red card for axing a signed broadcast of the national anthem before Sunday’s All-Ireland football final despite the presence of an on-pitch signer.

An Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreting team performed the national anthem at the All-Ireland Hurling Final at Croke Park on August 19.

In a first for First Dates, the show played host to a date conducted entirely in sign language and we loved it.

Latest: Ireland's largest disability charity has described Minister Finian McGrath's proposal to ratify a UN convention on the rights of people with disabilities without passing all the legislation as an empty gesture.

Cork woman Orla O’Sullivan became deaf in infancy through a side-effect of medication. As a new RTÉ documentary shows, it didn’t stop her pursuing her love of music, writes Marjorie Brennan

Deaf rights campaigners have pleaded for official recognition for Irish Sign Language to help prevent more tragedies such as the lonely deaths of brothers Daniel and William McCarthy.

Two deaf women, one who works as a lawyer for the Obama administration and another who heads up the West Wing reception, will attend a conference this weekend on deaf education organised by an Irish parent fighting for educational equality for deaf children.

An organisation representing deaf people has said that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland "simply doesn't care" about people with hearing problems.

“I was trying really hard not to cry. I didn’t want him to see me cry. I was trying hard to keep it together and just talk to him.”

The neighbourhood in Istanbul set up an elaborate surprise for one deaf resident.