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Sign Language used in Ireland is Irish Sign Language which is very different from Auslan and BSL but similar to American and International sign languages. The alphabet is signed using only one hand. Some signs may vary around the country.
UCI Cinemas have started showing more films with subtitles. At the moment, it's about one different film a week, shown on one day only. UCI Cinemas are in Blanchardstown, Coolock and Tallaght. Subtitled films are shown in Tallaght, and sometimes in Coolock and Blanchardstown.
If you want to view films in city centre, there is Irish Film Centre (IFC),
situated in Temple Bar, which show alternative movies which are not shown
in the main cinemas. Screen cinema, situated on Townsend Street, may also
show one subtitled film. In both cinemas, subtitles are not full subtitles
- they are only translations from one language to English, hence sound effects
are not noted. Check daily papers or on the web.
Web: UCI Cinemas www.uci-cinemas.ie
Information is provided in the list of hostels showing what is provided for the deaf, if any. Some hostels may have teletext TVs, some staff members can use sign language.
Some places can only be seen by tours only. Some tours have interpreters provided. Check out whether any place provide scripts specially for the deaf.
There are four free-to-air television stations in Ireland. They are RTÉ One, N2, TV3 and TG4. RTÉ One and N2 (Network 2) are run by Radio Teilifis Éireann and is owned by the government. TV3 is an independent TV station while TG4 is partly financed by RTÉ.
Considering the small size of Ireland, there are no regional variations. Commercial breaks are not frequent - from every 15-30 minutes on all TV stations. TG4 is an Irish language station, though some English spoken programmes and films are shown.
All TV stations have teletext subtitles which can be found on page 888, mostly in English language, with some in Irish. On RTÉ One, there is a large number of programmes subtitled in the evening with a few during the day. On N2, there is very small number of programmes with subtitles.
TV3 provide subtitles on only two programmes - Coronation Street and Emmerdale. The reason is that these programmes were shown on RTÉ before TV3 started showing them.
TG4 provide a lot of subtitled programmes. The subtitles are only English translations and are as what you would find on a film with foreign language. Hence, subtitles are in one colour only and no sound effects are noted. Some programmes have burnt in subtitles and some programmes have Irish language subtitles.
Teletext is available on all channels
RTÉ One and N2 www.rte.ie
TV3 www.tv3.ie
TG4 www.tg4.ie
There are three phone networks in Ireland: Meteor, O2 and Vodafone. Meteor is very good for text messages and costs only 9 cents a message and you get notification when your message is delivered on the receipient's phone. Meteor often give extra credit with its promotions, and even give free calls during the night. Meteor give you 30 free SMSs a month on the internet. You can chat and send a message to up to 9 people when you join a chat group.
O2 costs 8 cents a message at off peak, 11 cents other times. On the internet, they give you 500 free text messages. Message delivery is also reported.
Vodafone is very expensive, at 13 cents a message. Despite this, Vodafone has most of the coverage in Ireland.
Meteor www.meteor.ie
O2 www.o2.ie
Vodafone www.vodafone.ie
There is a number of Deaf clubs around the country. Such clubs may be held weekly or monthly. You may contact Irish Deaf Society or National Assocation for the Deaf. You will also find more information on Irish Deaf Directory.
Irish Deaf Directory www.irishdeaf.com
There are two main Deaf organisations in Ireland - the Irish Deaf Society and National Association for Deaf People. There are many regional branches and clubs around the country. Such information can be found in the Irish Deaf Directory.
Irish Deaf Directory www.irishdeaf.com
IDS www.irishdeafsociety.org
Email ids@indigo.ie
NAD www.nadp.ie Email nad@iol.ie
