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You can now watch last Sunday’s episode of Hands On on Youtube! Go to http://www.youtube.com/HandsOn3

The Republic’s High Court have removed the blanket ban on deaf people serving as jurors in the South! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1014/1224281064789.html

For anyone interested, here’s a handy web portal for various current BSL programmes in the UK.  Click on the links to view online. Most aren’t blocked in Ireland. http://www.bslbt.co.uk/programmes/

Cork-based interpreter Cormac Leonard has put together an information leaflet about accredited Sign Language interpreters working in Cork.

A man who claims he was physically and sexually abused as a child while he attended an institute for the hearing impaired is seeking to sue a group of Quebec Catholic priests.

UPC Ireland are no longer offering the 888 subtitles service on BBC, Channel 4 and other channels. They have said this service has been turned off at source and that there is nothing they can do about it. This is a big step backwards for the deaf community in Ireland to lose this service. UPC…

We’re Back on 8th September – Scout Poster Sept 2010.pdf

The Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle is one of our favourite bolt holes and we jump at the chance to get away for a few days when good weather coincides with the hotel’s special offers. We go for the two nights’ bed and breakfast with dinner on the first day and had a wonderful time…

1901 Census of ireland released online today. You can see all Deaf people living in Ireland here.