'We love our chat here', say Cork charity's deaf workers

Cork Deaf Enterprises specialises in restoring furniture along with its employees' confidence 

Cork Deaf Enterprises employs 35 staff at the Ballinlough facility, which was founded in 1987, and specialises in high-quality furniture restoration and repairs. Picture: Chani Anderson

Zivile Lucinaviciute shudders as she recalls her former workplace, where she was banned from using sign language to communicate with other deaf colleagues.

The factory, in her native Lithuania, had both hearing and deaf workers — but sign language was not allowed.