Caroline Worthington and her husband Jamie are both deaf so they couldn’t follow instructions on the phone. A combined group of paramedics have told how they helped deliver a baby boy in a car at the side of the road this morning after his mother went into early labour. New mother Caroline Worthington and her…
Many children let down by system with patchy support and lack of specialised teachers When Genevieve was diagnosed profoundly deaf at the age of two, her mother was consumed with worry. “This was a new experience for me,” she says. “ I hadn’t had an experience with a deaf person in my life before. So…
Once regarded as the playwright who would succeed Sean O’Casey as the next shining light of the Abbey Theatre, Teresa Deevy emerged with gusto in the early 1930s, but just over a decade later had fallen into obscurity. With an extraordinary body of over 25 plays, it is timely that the Abbey is currently reviving…
People pretending to be members of the The Irish Deaf Society are now travelling around Co Kildare. It is understood that reports of ‘ fraudulent fundraisers’ in Straffan are being reported to The Irish Deaf Society. Speaking to KildareNow, Fundraising Manager, Jeanette Byrne, is advising people that the Irish Deaf Society never fundraises door to…
A profoundly deaf Irishman has swam the English Channel in a 16½ hour marathon which began in the early on Monday morning. Wesley Nolan (39), originally from Santry in Dublin, left Dover at 2.45am on Monday morning and arrived at Cap Blanc Nez south of Calais at 7.21pm. The distance between Dover and Calais is…
Lámh: We are currently advertising for a PROJECT LEADER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTS FOR ADULTS WHO USE LÁMH. This is a 3-Year Contract Post, Part-time (17.5 hours per week). Lámh are seeking a Project Leader to work with adults who use Lámh and their peers and communication partners, to identify and develop supports and resources…
We have enjoyed meeting all the lovely staff from Deaf Enterprises. Thank you Deaf Enterprises for making us feel welcome and being friendly. For more information about what the Deaf Enterprises is, please have a look at their website: deafenterprises.ie
We gave a presentation about who is IrishDeaf.com and what is IrishDeaf.com. We are very pleased to say that it was successful. A huge thank you to Cork Deaf Association for the great partnership with us such as providing the room and lending us your equipment. We hope that our partnership will grow bigger in…
Earlier this month, we have a couple of news – We have sponsored Emma to Skydive on behalf of a charity called “Deaf Ethiopia Project“! 🙂 Deaf Ethiopia Project works to keep the ALDS (Ambo Deaf School) and continuing to help transform the lives of the Deaf children in Ambo, Ethiopia. Another happy camper (Gin)…