As a €15m state-of-the-art facility for the deaf opens in Dublin, John Cradden, who is deaf, looks at the challenges faced by a community trying to keep its identity while pursuing social integration

A deaf-blind music teacher has won national recognition for developing a unique method of teaching music to deaf children.

TWENTY county and city councils have withdrawn from rubbish collection leaving the service entirely to private operators.

CAR-HIRE firms are jacking up their Christmas prices by as much as three times the standard rates, consumer watchdogs revealed last night.