
23/09/2025
๐ค๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ.
๐ฌ๐Itโs a celebration of the many ways people connect and of the beauty and richness of sign language within the Deaf community.
Hearing health is about more than ears ๐- itโs about connection.
Every form of communication matters:
๐ฃ๏ธ spoken words
๐ lip-reading
๐คฒ or sign language
Each tells a story, and each deserves to be valued.
๐ก ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ (๐๐ฆ๐):
๐ Itโs a complete language with its own grammar and vocabulary, distinct from spoken English and Irish (Gaeilge).
๐ฅ Itโs the first and/or preferred language of around 5,000 Deaf people in Ireland.
๐ ISL was officially recognised as a language by the Irish government in 2017.
Today, we join people worldwide in recognising sign language as a vital part of human connection.