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We are almost three months in the new Village and there is a great buzz in the centre and everyone is impressed with the modern buildings. There is a very nice atmosphere in the centre. The Sports centre is up and running very well attracting 1300 people with 200 of them from the Deaf community. It is evident that the swimming pool is being used well, with over a hundred families using these facilities. The name of the sports centre is “Inspire Fitness Centre” The membership for the Deaf Community has been very cheap €125.00 for the first three months now it is €150.00. Deaf people must register with DSI before they join membership. Information on this can be sought on the IDS newsletter or [email protected] it is important for the Deaf community to understand the significant business that Inspire Fitness Centre is undertaking to help the centre make money for the running costs of Deaf Village Ireland. All the organisations have moved into the Village. The Deaf Heritage Centre is not open yet. The designers will be coming in shortly. When I spoke with the different organisations, on how they were settling in, everyone loves working in the Village and is so excited about the project. However there were some significant teething problems particularly around the groups wanting to use the Multi- Purpose Hall at particular times which clashed with some of the classes that Inspire Fitness Centre had put on like Spinning, Boxercise, Boot camp, Bums n tums & kettle bell. It is hard to please everyone and we have to work on this together. Most of the Organisations moved in August but Deaf Village Ireland opened for business on the 10th September 2012. We will have an official opening of the centre, probably in January 2013. We are waiting to hear officially from the government if they are available to attend our opening day. We have had lots of visitors from abroad and all around Ireland visiting the centre. There is a lot of publicity about the Deaf Village Ireland. In England everyone is talking about the centre. The English TV crew “Remark” filmed the DVI in September and RTE “Hands On” filmed recently which was on air 18th November.
Inside This Issue
1 Deaf Village News
2 Employee News
3 Organisations in DVI
4 What’s in DVI
5 Halloween
6 Multi Purpose Hall
7 Sports hall for Deaf / HH
8 Names in DVI
9 Recent / Upcoming Events
10 Opening hours of DVI
Newsletter for Deaf Village Ireland
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 MONTHLY NEWS LETTER
November 2012
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
Sylvia Nolan who is fluent in ISL has been appointed the new manager of Deaf Village Ireland. Sylvia is responsible for the Adminstration area of the DVI. Sylvia reports to the Chairman Damian Barry who is based in Belfast. The board of Deaf Village Ireland supports Sylvia in her role as Manager. Both Syliva & Damien are members of the Deaf Community.
Employee Profile
Amanda Dunne who is fluent in ISL works at Reception in Deaf Village Ireland. Deaf Village Ireland will recruit more ISL users to work at Reception in the evenings/ weekends. Amanda works in Reception 9-5pm. Amanda deals with all the bookings for Deaf Village Ireland. [email protected]
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New Staff started in Deaf Village Ireland earlier this month. Deaf Village Ireland took on new deaf staff earlier this week, a cleaner, 2 Maintenance (men), Administrator and 2
Receptionists under the C.E. Scheme. We wish all the team all the best in Deaf Village Ireland.
Francis Gary Justin Ruth Martina Coyle Bailey Smyth McSkane Kearns
Enjoy reading our Deaf Village Ireland
Magazine.
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
What Organisations are in the Deaf Village Ireland? New Building Irish Deaf Youth Association Dublin Deaf Association Irish Deaf Society Catholic Institute for Deaf People Irish Deaf Sports Association Citizen Information Centre National Chaplaincy for Deaf People Hot Desks- Café Harmony, Sign Language Association of Ireland, Irish Deaf Women’s group The Old Chapel Wing (Thomas Mahon building) Old Building DeafHear.ie - Ground floor SLIS Interpreting agency - 1st Floor Irish Deaf Society (Dals) - 1st Floor Life Long Learning Centre - 1st Floor Deaf Heritage Centre - 2nd Floor All organisations are renting offices in Deaf Village Ireland. All the organisations are independent of each other and the Manager manages the Village. The real message for the Deaf Community is for the Deaf community to take ownership of its Village.
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
Café Harmony is beside the reception area of DVI. Come and visit and enjoy a cup of coffee! The café sales sandwiches / cakes/ snacks / soups / quiches / cereals / tea / coffee / soft drinks.
The Café opening hours are as follows- Monday- Friday 8-7.30pm / Saturday –10-5.30pm / Sunday-closed unless requested to open.
Dublin Deaf Association (DDA) Marian Mc Kenna Chairperson of DDA and Francis Coyle Volunteer helper are behind the bar of the DDA. Large members of the Deaf Community use the DDA with the day centre every Tuesday & Thursdays. The DDA are currently waiting for their licence to sell alcohol. The DDA is a social area where the community have a chat and a cup of tea during the week and at weekends. Coffee morning every second Wednesday for ladies is held in the DDA. The Emmaus Chapel is located in the centre. The first mass was in the centre on 25th August attracting a large crowd of 164 people. The first Baptism in the church took place in October. St Joseph’s & St Mary’s school girls & boys and staff attended mass for the beginning of the school year. Mass – Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. Family Mass 1st Sunday of the month at 3pm (except on bank holidays) Special Occasion Mass arranged from time to time.
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Halloween at DVI Staff at Deaf Village Ireland recently got into the Halloween spirit- from left to right Ciara Lennon (Inspire Fitness) Margaret O Connor (SLIS) Amanda Dunne (DVI receptionist) Sylvia Nolan (DVI Manager) Jennifer Lynch (CIDP) Elfrieda Carroll (SLIS) Liam Breen (HDC)
The Multi- Purpose Hall can seat 110 People and is used by the Deaf Community. Monday 8-10pm Irish Deaf Drama Group Tuesday 8-10pm- Irish Deaf Folk Dance Wednesday- Open to Scouts (7-9pm) Thursday 8-10pm Irish Deaf Drama Group Friday 8-10pm (Every 3rd week) Irish Deaf Women’s Group Events take place at the weekends and to make any bookings [email protected] Inspire Fitness Centre runs classes- Boxercise, Spinning, Kettle bell, Boot camp & Bums n Tums Bookings for Multi-Purpose Hall [email protected]
Multi Purpose Hall With modern technology these seats can be rolled back into the walls.
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
Prices of Multi –Purpose Hall / Meeting Room
Multi -Purpose Hall Meeting Room
Free to those that are in the village paying rent
Other Deaf organisations who are not in the
village pay €20.00 8-1pm €20.00 2-6pm €30.00
6-10pm
Meeting Room free to all those paying rent to
village.
Hearing organisations €40.00 8-1pm €40.00
2-6pm €50.00 6-10pm €100 for large function
(This will be reviewed in 2013)
Other organisations not paying rent 8-1pm
€20.00 2-6pm €20.00 6-10pm €20.00
Prices of class rooms in LLLC
€10.00 8-1pm €10.00 2-6pm €20.00 6-10pm
for organisations who pay in the village
€20.00 8-1pm €20.00 2-6pm €30.00 6-10pm
Other non -paying deaf organisations
€30.00 8-1pm €30.00 2-6pm €40.00 -6-10pm
Hearing organisations
Sign Language Classes in the LLLC in Chapel Wing Tuesday 7-9pm ISL (starting in Jan 2013) Contact – [email protected] Wednesday Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 times- 7-9pm- Contact- [email protected] Mother and Deaf toddlers group will be arranged in 2013 (day & time to be arranged) Wednesday ISL 5.20pm-7.20pm Thursday ISL times- 4-6pm & 6-8pm Contact IDS [email protected] Classes for the Deaf Community organised by the IDS contact [email protected] Literacy classes / Photography classes / CV Writing Computer Classes / Personal development / Photoshop’s Driver Theory Test / Deaf history / Beauty Therapy / Knitting classes.
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Sports for Deaf & Hard of Hearing People Using the Sports Hall in the Deaf Village Ireland.
Club/other For Whom Venue Time Contact
Monday
Men Futsal Deaf/ HH Sports Hall 7-8pm Deaf Sports Ireland
Badminton Deaf / HH Sports Hall 8-9pm Deaf Sports Ireland
Tuesday
School Badminton Deaf / HH Sports Hall 4.30-6pm Deaf Sports Ireland
Basketball Deaf / HH Sports Hall 8-10pm Kathryn O Brien
St Vincent’s Men Football Deaf / HH Grass Pitch 7-9pm John Smith
Wednesday
Bowls Deaf / HH Sports Hall 7.30-9.30pm Francis Coyle
Thursday
School swimming Deaf / HH Swimming Pool 4.00-5.00pm Deaf Sports Ireland
Ladies Futsal Deaf / HH Sports Hall 6-7pm Sarah Lyons
Basketball Deaf / HH Sports Hall 7-9pm Kathryn O Brien
St Vincent’s Men Football Deaf / HH Grass pitch 7-9pm John Smyth
Friday
Bowls Deaf / HH Sports Hall 7.30-10pm Francis Coyle
Saturday
Over 35’s St Vincent’s Men Football
Deaf / HH Sports Hall 11-12noon Martin Dudley
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
New Furniture in the Atrium with 55” TV A lot of people really like the new “funky” couches in the Atrium and would like to have another one or two more to fill out the spaces in the Atrium. Fund raising was discussed to help get funds for this. If you have any idea’s or wants to help, please contact the Manager of the DVI. We would appreciate your help. Second TV in Atrium A new 40” TV has been installed outside the church for all organisations to use for displaying events by text or ISL. TV in Reception There is a plan to install a 37” TV in reception to
inform the Deaf community of events in ISL.
Con’s Corner- This Corner is named after Con
Lynch who has worked for the Deaf for 52 years!
Con has dedicated a lot of his free time in
Drumcondra Deaf Club. He was always there to
help and assist anyone. To honour Con for all his
hard work over the years, he will be
remembered in this corner!
Results of the Questionnaire from the Deaf
Community.
Meeting Room will be officially called Rathmines Room The Meeting Room on the left is The Rathmines Room. Booking of rooms [email protected]
Old Chapel Wing will be called Thomas Mahon Building- Named after a Deaf man who was a past pupil of St Joseph’s in 1856 & travelled to America to raise funds to build the Chapel Wing. Thomas Mahon raised 14 million! Which was a lot of money in those days!
A second questionnaire will be sent out to the Deaf community to decide on the name of the Multi- Purpose Hall.
Old Chapel Wing to be renamed - Thomas Mahon Building
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Sylvia Nolan [email protected] Manager of DVI
Amanda Dunne [email protected] Receptionist / All bookings
Tony Keeley [email protected] Manager of Inspire Fitness
Tracy Treanor [email protected] Irish Deaf Society
Brian Creen & Susan Whelan [email protected] IDS (DALS)
Caroline Mc Grotty & Ronan Lowry [email protected] IDYA
Paul Ryder / Kevin Lynch [email protected] Deaf Sports Ireland (DSI)
Stephen Gillian / Brian [email protected] Café Harmony
Lilian Molloy [email protected] Citizen Information Centre
Liam O Dwyer [email protected] CIDP
Jennifer Lynch [email protected] CIDP
Gerard Tyrell [email protected] NCDP
Frankie Berry [email protected] NCDP
Brendan Lennon [email protected] DeafHear.ie
Angela Mitchell [email protected] DeafHear.ie
Elfrieda Carroll [email protected] SLIS
SLIS [email protected] SLIS
Fergus Dunne deafheritagecentre’eircom.net DHC
Liam Breen [email protected] DHC
Marian Mc Kenna / Josephine O L [email protected] DDA
Linda Mc Loughlin [email protected] SLAI
Una Roche [email protected] SLAI
Gaye Regan/ Bernadette Walsh [email protected] IDWG
Upcoming Events
Dublin Theatre of the Deaf AGM 8th Sept
SLAI Presentation of Certs 15th Sept
DSI Bingo Night 6th Oct
Irish Deaf Women’s group- 19th Oct Deaf Women talking about Their experience in fighting Cancer / Shingles
IDS Halloween party for 27th Oct
Deaf Families
DSI Women’s Sport workshops 17th Nov
Deaf Heritage film clips 17th Nov
Recent Events
Deaf Sports workshops 24th
25th Nov
Drama workshops 30th Nov
1st Dec
DSI Kick start 8thDec (football Coaching course)
DDA Christmas bingo 8th Dec
IDS Irish Deaf Film Festival 15th Dec
Private functions booked
Contact Details of People Deaf Village Ireland
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
Opening of DVI Sports 6.30am- Monday - Friday
Opening of DVI offices and Chapel Wing 7.45am- Monday Friday
DVI reception opens at 9-5pm- Monday- Friday
DVI reception 2nd Person 5.30-9.30pm-Monday -Friday
Navan Road Pedestrians entrance closes at 11.30pm-Monday- Friday
DVI shutters closes down when offices , meeting Room, Multi-Purpose Rooms & DDA lounge shut-Monday- Friday
Opening of Sports centre- 10.00am till 6pm- Saturday & Sunday
DVI Reception opens at 10-8pm –Saturday/ Sunday
Ratoath gate locked 8.45 at the earliest and 12 mid night at the latest- Saturday/ Sunday
Mass times Venue (Emmaus Chapel, DVI)
9th December (Sunday) Family Mass DVI
3.00pm
Fri 7th December Eve : Feast of Immaculate Conception DVI
7pm
Tues 18th December Sacrament of Reconciliation DVI
7pm Light refreshments afterwards in Lounge
9.00pm Raffle afterwards in aid of Deaf Persons/ Families in Need
Sat 22nd December Saturday before Christmas DVI
7.30pm
Mon 24th December Christmas Eve DVI
7.30pm
Tues 25th December Christmas Day (Brewery Road, Stillorgan)
11.00 No Mass in Emmaus Chapel, DVI
Sat 29th December Sunday after Christmas DVI
7.30pm
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Tues 3rd & 10th December Inputs on Year of Faith’ DVI
8—9pm
Opening & Closing times of Deaf Village Ireland
DEAF VILLAGE IRELAND
Come to see our Deaf Christmas Carol Services in Deaf Village ireland on Tuesday the 11th December (time to be confirmed). We will be putting our Christmas tree lights for the first time in DVI. Come and celebrate with us! Most Organisations in Deaf Village Ireland will close for Christmas on Friday 21st December and return to the Village on Wednesday 2nd January 2013.
To Contact Deaf Village Ireland –01-5490812 Inspire Fitness Centre-01-8386826
Newsletter for Deaf Village Ireland written by Manager Sylvia Nolan
Wishing you all a
veryHappy Christmas
& A Prosperous
New Year.
From all at Deaf Village Ireland
Christmas Opening & Closing times
