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Wed 11 Nov 2008Irish sign language action settled
A HIGH Court action brought on behalf of a deaf brother and sister aimed at securing adequate tuition through Irish sign language (ISL) has been settled.
Proceedings against the Minister for Education, the State and the Attorney General were aimed at securing a court order directing that the children - a boy aged 14 and an eight-year-old girl - be provided with adequate education, therapies and support services, in accordance with their constitutional rights.
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