Irish Sign Language

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<p> Émile Palmer with his parents Ronan and Sophie at their home in Cork. Pictures: David Keane</p>

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'Why we have to send our deaf 12-year-old son to Dublin', say heartbroken Cork parents

Couple forced to send their son to board at a school for the deaf in the capital to preserve his fluency in sign language due to a lack of facilities in Cork

<p>DCU graduates Aimee Ennis McLoughlin, Kevin Dudley and Aisling O'Halloran. Picture: Dublin City University</p>

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'It's such an honour': Deaf students first to graduate as primary teachers using sign language

<p>Calum Geary with his twin brother Donnacha and dad Andrew on the 'Late Late Show' in 2021. The Cork family first began campaigning when Calum entered primary school.</p>

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High Court settlement ends decade-long battle for family of Calum Geary

Dublin v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

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Man loses discrimination case against RTÉ over absence of sign language for All-Ireland final

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How ISL interpreters became the most familiar faces at pandemic briefings

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State could face raft of legal cases on rights of deaf children

Deaf children being denied constitutional right to an education, Dáil told

The Dáil heard of the case of Calum Geary, from Co. Cork, who is profoundly deaf and has been without a classroom interpreter for four years

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Family may have to sell home to fund High Court case

Andrew Geary is campaigning for an in-classroom Irish Sign Language teacher and interpreter for his profoundly deaf son Calum

Sat, 02 Oct, 2021

'Not all children are cherished equally': Father of deaf Cork boy considering High Court action

Calum Geary has fallen behind his twin brother Donnacha simply because the State will not provide an Irish Sign Language interpreter to help him in the classroom

Fri, 24 Sep, 2021

DCU launches first course for Irish Sign Language users to become primary school teachers

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.

Thu, 24 Jan, 2019

Coal fire in kitchen blamed for death of pensioner, inquest hears

An elderly woman died in a house fire sparked by a coal fire in her kitchen last year, an inquest heard yesterday.

Fri, 07 Sep, 2018

Deaf community dismisses RTÉ's national anthem proposal as unacceptable

The Deaf community has dismissed RTÉ’s proposal to simulcast a signed performance of the National Anthem ahead of Sunday's All Ireland football final on RTÉ News Now as unacceptable and disrespectful to the anthem.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2018

RTÉ to broadcast signed anthem in full

RTÉ has agreed to broadcast in the full the signed version of the National Anthem before Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football final.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2018

Watch the first performance of the national anthem in Irish sign language

The choir was led by Cpl Anthony Kelly on pipes.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2018

Legal recognition of Irish Sign Language passes

Alain Newstead has good reason to celebrate the passage of a new law to ensure access to public services through Irish Sign Language for him and more than 5,000 other deaf people.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017

Irish sign language set to receive official recognition

Ireland’s deaf community is celebrating the expected passage of a new law that ensures public services are available through Irish Sign Language.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2017