App that helps kids find their voice is music to Varley's ears

Munster hooker Damien Varley has backed an innovative app which uses music and signs to help children with an intellectual disability find their own voice.

The burly scrum specialist — a classically trained musician who sang on a charity CD last year — took time out of a hectic training schedule yesterday to help launch the Cope Foundation’s Signalong Songs App in Cork.

“It’s a really positive initiative,” he said. “The app has upbeat songs, a lot of colourful visuals, and is very engaging.