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An important press release to mark the first anniversary of the passing ISL Act!

IDS Press Release - National Irish Sign Language Day | Irish Deaf Society The Deaf Community celebrates the importance of Ireland’s third official language The Deaf community is celebrating the first anniversary of the Irish Sign Language Act (ISL) on 14th of December. One year on since the introduction of the Act, the Irish Deaf Society is marking the day as the first ...

Cork Deaf Club sent the submission for naming the newest bridge in Cork city!

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Cork Deaf Club says Cork's new bridge should be called the ISL Bridge The Cork Deaf Club have submitted an application form to City Hall calling for Cork’s new bridge to be called the ISL Bridge, in honour of Irish Sign Language.

Can you please vote in this following tweet?

https://twitter.com/irishdeafsoc/status/1034534562121101312?s=21

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Cormac Ó Lóinín shows how it should be while RTE tells the newspapers it is impossible. Enjoy viewing and draw your conclusions.

Irish Times reports on the exclusion of ISL from live TV.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/rt%C3%A9-says-irish-sign-language-interpretation-of-papal-visit-not-possible-1.3609525

RTÉ says Irish sign language interpretation of papal visit ‘not possible’ Broadcaster responds to complaint by Irish Deaf Society over coverage of Pope Francis

Elaine Grehan translates the open letter by IDS to RTE protesting over exclusion of ISL interpretation in recent events.

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Please support the petition! We need to see the national anthem in full on our national television channel at the next All-Ireland final.

https://www.facebook.com/669976159/posts/10155510872311160/

Can you spare a minute to help John Bosco Conama? RTÉ- ! Show the FULL Irish Sign Language National Anthem at All Ireland!

Transcript of Darren Byrne's interview with RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday:

Gavin Jennings: For the first at a sporting occasion here the new Irish Sign Language version of the National Anthem will be performed before the Limerick-Galway Senior Hurling final. The conductor will be Irish Sign Language interpreter Darren Byrne. He’s on the phone now. Good morning Darren.

Darren Byrne: Good morning Gavin.

GJ: Take us through what you’re going to do on Sunday?

DB: So the plan is that we’re going to perform alongside the Artane Boys Band. Senan Dunne will be performing the Irish Sign Language version of the National Anthem that was produced for the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on the National Anthem. So it was done in consultation with members of the Deaf community. It is actually based upon a version that Senan and I performed opposite the GPO on Easter Monday in 2016 as a part of the centenary celebrations with a choir called Glória DLGC that we’re a part of.

GJ: Senan would be familiar to viewers because he does the News for the Deaf on RTÉ at the moment. So, what will we see on the big screen at Croke Park, and for viewers at home as well?

DB: So our understanding at the moment – and you’re right they should know him from the news – what should be happening is that the lyrics will come up as normal and Senan should be on screen with those, signing away, so that people can get an idea of what the ISL version is. We’re not sure of the logistics in terms at home, hopefully it will be visible as well and that people will get to see it there. It’s kind of a really big thing to have so many people witnessing the Irish Sign Language version of the Anthem at the same time.

GJ: So you’re conducting Senan, is that right?

DB: Yeah, so Senan, like any performer, learns his song, but Senan, being a Deaf person, won’t get the tempo from the band beside him, so I’ll basically make sure that he’s on spot for where he needs to be with the song as he’s going through it.

GJ: And tell us how this came about. This is a unique occasion for Croke Park, and indeed for any sporting occasion here.

DB: Yeah, it’s brilliant. So the history of where the Anthem – the Official Anthem – came from is that last year the Lord Mayor of Cork City was visiting Bishopstown Community School and the hearing students all learned the National Anthem, but the Deaf students didn’t have a version to learn so Alain Newstead, who was a student at the time, wrote to the Public Consultation Committee and said, “we don’t have a version. Can you make a version?” And the Seanad consultation committee invited him up, he was a witness there, along with one of his teachers Miss Dowling, and John Cottrell was the head of the Student Council. And the Seanad Committee said, “well, you create one then”. The school got different people from the Deaf community together. We ended up using the version that Senan and I created and then took feedback from the community… so this is like a community version that we’ve ended up in the end. And this went back to the committee and the committee has asked sporting organisations if they would be will to show the ISL version of the Anthem just to include Deaf people in the event, which is great.

GJ: Do you know are there going to be any more occasions other than the all Ireland hurling final that this is going to be done?

DB: We’d really hope that it’s going to be there all the time. We’ve produced a video version. One of the videos has Alain, the young chap, doing an introduction about how it happened and then Senan is signing the Anthem. And then another version is just Senan signing the Anthem directly. So it’s available, if sporting organisations are interested in it, they can basically use that video and put it up on the big screen anytime.

GJ: Yeah, because there are three more finals at Croke Park over the next few weeks. Have you been to an All Ireland final before?

DB: I haven’t. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s going to be pretty amazing. Everyone is telling me that it is going to be the best experience I’m ever going to have.

GJ: Who you going to cheer for on Sunday?

DB: [COUGHS] My in-laws are from Limerick, so I guess I’ll have to go that way if I have to…

[BOTH LAUGH]

GJ: Well stay tuned, we’ve got a lovely piece from Petula Martin, a Limerick native looking forward to the final so that might get you in the mood for it. The best of luck to yourself and to Senan. That’s Darren Byrne, Irish Sign Language interpreter who’s going to be conducting the first sign language performance of the National Anthem at the All Ireland Hurling Final on Sunday.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0815/985357-national-anthem/

Something to look forward this Sunday!

Sign language anthem to be performed at hurling final The new Irish Sign Language version of the National Anthem will be performed for the first time at a sporting occasion before Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final

We are proud of Wesley Nolan for being offered a central role in London’s St Patrick’s Day parade this year. He has been an inspiration for many. Well done Wesley!

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/deaf-man-who-swam-english-channel-takes-role-in-london-parade-1.3431852

Deaf man who swam English Channel takes role in London parade Dubliner Wesley Nolan’s 61km swim took 16½ hours as current took him off line

Important notice! We will give a brief explanation of what the Irish Sign Language Act entails and what our expectations are from the Act.

Do come and find out more about the ISL Act!

https://vimeo.com/254290962

IDS Board Director and Co-Chair of the ISL Recognition campaign DR. John Bosco Conama gives information about an upcoming ISL evening at Deaf Village Ireland on the 17th February explaining about the Irish Sign Language Act

Watch out for this incoming event!

https://vimeo.com/254290962

IDS Board Director and Co-Chair of the ISL Recognition campaign DR. John Bosco Conama gives information about an upcoming ISL evening at Deaf Village Ireland on the 17th February explaining about the Irish Sign Language Act

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/irish-sign-language-given-official-legal-recognition-1.3338081

Irish Sign Language given official legal recognition New Act will allow use of the language in courts and for State services for 50,000 people

Finally it’s OFFICIAL!!!!

Our President, Michael D Higgins has signed the ISL bill into law!!!!!

Hip hip hooray!

A Great article. Thanks to Greenbow Deaf LGBT and GCN.

Irish Sign Language Will Be Recognised as Native And Independent Language After years of campaigning, the deaf community had a historic day in the Dáil on the 14th of December when the Irish Sign Language Bill was passed.

A brief discussion between colleagues in the Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin

ISL Recognition

Staff from Holy Family Deaf Primary School wish to congratulate IDS and others for their powerful campaign success getting ISL fully recognised.

Drogheda Deaf Club arranges an evening celebration this evening and please check details on the poster.

Dundalk Deaf Group has arranged a gathering for tomorrow evening so please see details on the poster below!

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The Evening Echo mentions about the ISL bill at the Dáil Éireann tomorrow.

Thanks to Cork Deaf Club



http://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/Irish-Sign-Language-set-to-be-officially-recognised-in-historic-day-for-deaf-people-51c735f2-31e1-4cb1-8c02-901d7621eb1f-ds

Irish Sign Language set to be officially recognised in historic day for deaf people THE Cork Deaf community said they expect the Irish Sign Language Recognition Act to be passed into legislation tomorrow in a major step forward for deaf people in Ireland.