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PHOTOS: 'Hidden Abilities' art workshops and exhibition launch in Louth

'Hidden Abilities' project showcased art created by Irish Sign Language clients from the Deaf Community in Louth. The artwork was produced in a series of eight art workshops facilitated by an ISL interpreter and local artists group AAEX, Art As ...

13 Sept 2023 at 21:33

Northern Ireland

Minister outlines plan to bring foward Sign Language Bill

Proposals to increase the number of interpreters in Northern Ireland and to bring forward a Sign Language Bill have been outlined by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons. The minister told MLAs that he was committed to ensuring that members of ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:12

Social enterprise creating ‘endless opportunities’ for deaf community

A deaf woman who is to become a barista thanks to a social enterprise has said she is “excited to start”, and hopes to encourage customers to learn to sign. Gary Hopkins, 58, who hails from Cape Town, South Africa, founded social ...

11 Feb 2023 at 08:19

‘Historic day’ for deaf community as Sign Language Bill moves step closer to law

A historic day has been hailed for the deaf community in Northern Ireland as a Sign Languages Bill moved a step closer to becoming law. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons communicated in sign language during the first part of his ...

18 Feb 2025 at 19:03

Deaf TikTok star ‘had no translator for care check-up’ three days before death

A nurse involved in the care of a deaf TikTok star who died after ingesting poison warned of a “huge shortage” of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters during an inquest into the death. Imogen Nunn, 25, died in Brighton, ...

20 May 2025 at 14:41

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