Irish Deaf Sports Association

UDSC 35th Annual Regional Meeting & 35th Anniversary Party

1st November 2011

On Saturday 5th November 2011, the Ulster Deaf Sports Council will have the following :

• An Emergency General Meeting - A new constitution in place.
• An Annual General Meeting
• The Launch of the new UDSC Logo
• An evening function to celebrate the Council's 35th Anniversary. This will include a buffet (tickets to be sold)

The above events will take place at the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast from 4pm. Tickets for the evening function will be announced in the next two weeks via the e-group and on our website; www.ulsterdeafsports.org

Tickets are now on sale for £10 - this includes a hot dinner buffet!

Contact one of the following committee members or me to purchase a ticket:

Thomas Coyle, Barry Campbell, Alf Hagan, Eamon McCaffrey, Eoghan Fee, Holly Lane, Sandra Canning or Heather Kelly

Deadline is 2nd November 2011 at 5pm.

Please come along on Saturday 5th November!

Yours in Deaf Sports

Michael Johnston
UDSC Chairman
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St. Vincent's Ladies Basketball Training is Back!!!
1st November 2011

Basketball training is starting tomorrow night (Wednesday) from 6-8pm at St. Jospeh's School for the Deaf Boys.

All is welcome :)

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UDSC Annual "Singles" Short Mat Bowling Champioship
1st November 2011

“Annual “Singles” Short Mat Bowling Championship”
on Saturday 12 November 2011
from 9.30am to 5.30pm
At Cookstown Leisure Centre,
Fountain Road,
COOKSTOWN
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Entry fee will be £4.

Rules of the game will be as IIBA.

Competitions for both ladies and gentsWelcome!
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Please contact Alfred Hagan.
*For information and entry forms, etc –
Text: - +447814199067*

Or email to
hagan@alfmary.fsnet.co.uk

Or
By post to below: -
To UDSC Bowling Section C/O Kinghan Church
Botanic Avenue
Belfast 7

*You can see your bowling club committee member too.
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*You have to be a member of your Regional Council to take part in the tournament.
If you are not a member, please contact your region membership officer.*
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Now is time to enter! Please tell others. Download Entry form

Closing date for entry form is by Thursday 10th Nov 2011.
The Draw will be done on Thursday 10th or Friday 11th Nov 2011.

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MDSC 32nd ARM

1st November 2011

On Saturday 22nd October, MDSC hold their 32nd Annual Regional Meeting at Thurles, Co. Tipperary. A small crowd turned up and the meeting went well.

The position of MDSC for 2011 to 2013

Chairperson: T.J. Blackwell
Vice Chairperson: Christopher Kiely
Secretary: Vacant
Assistant Secretary: Vacant
Treasure: Bernadette O' Connor
Men Football Manager: Vacant
Ladies Basketball: Denise Dowling
Ladies Football/Futsal: Donal Desmond
Committee Members: Paul O'Callaghan, Anthony White, John Heenan

If anyone from Munster area wish to take above vcant postions, please contact to MDSC by email: munsterdeafsports@gmail.com

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UDSC Swimming Club

1st November 2011

Annual Swimming Club for deaf children and young adults and their siblings (hearing brothers & sisters)
– from the age of six.

Are you a keen swimmer?

Are you interested in improving your swimming skills?

Do you want to have fun learning?

Taught by a qualified Swim Ireland Coach, Rodney Moorhead.

Swimmers will be able to gain Swim Ireland Certificates at different levels!

Its free!

The Belfast City Council are covering the running costs of this swimming club.

Programme to begin tonight, Wednesday 26th October 2011 and to continue every Wednesday.

7pm to 8pm

Ballysillan Leisure Centre, Ballysillan Road, Belfast, BT14 7QP

To join up to this new exciting programme or for further information, please contact Heather Kelly, UDSC Swimming Officer. Mobile: +4477980298062 (text only) or email: heatherkelly25@msn.com

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IDSA Rugby World Cup Sweepstakes Results
1st November 2011

RUGBY WORLD CUP SWEEPSTAKES RESULTS

Winner - Edward Power (New Zealand) €100.00

2nd Prize - Marian McKenna (France) €40.00

3rd Prize - Michael Naughton (Australia) €20.00

Thank you for your support.

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LDSC ARM
1st November 2011

LDSC hereby to confirm that Leinster Deaf Sport Council will have ARM on Wednesday of 16th November at 7.30pm sharp at the Dublin Deaf Club.

This will be very important ARM for the Leinster Deaf people and LDSC is looking for good turn out to support them for the next 12 months. Also, they are looking for new people to join the committee.

It is vital for Leinster in the future.

Shane Keogh
Acting Chairperson

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Information Service launched for People with Hearing and Speech Difficulties
1st November 2011

Information Service launched for People with
Hearing and Speech Difficulties
Minister Joan Burton and Citizens Information Phone Service launch new online information facility to assist those with hearing and speech difficulties

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD recently officially launched a new instant chat information service for Citizens Information Phone Service called ‘Live Advisor’ specifically for people with hearing and speech difficulties. The service is funded by the Citizens Information Board.

‘Live Advisor’ is a free, confidential, one-to-one service which provides information on a wide range of social and civil rights and entitlements. The Live Advisor service, which is user friendly in design, is available between the hours of 9am and 5pm (Monday to Friday) and can be accessed by logging on to www.ciboard.ie/liveadvisor .

Commenting at the launch Minister Joan Burton TD said, “The importance of information provision cannot be over emphasized as it is a key element in assisting people to participate in society. I am very familiar with the fact that people’s rights and entitlements can so often stand or fall on the quality of information available to them and on the level of access to information”

“The Citizens Information Phone Service team is very proud to now be in a position to assist people that previously had difficulty accessing our service. It is a step forward in our philosophy of inclusion for all” said Deirdre Power, Manager of the Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS).

The service was actively promoted in 2010 with relevant voluntary bodies like the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) Irish Deaf Society, DeafHear, Cork Deaf Association, DFI and MS Ireland.

The Citizens Information Phone Service national helpline (076 107 4000 or 1890 777 121) has experienced a dramatic increase in demand for their services. This year, to the end of August, the service has responded to some 115,000 requests for information and advice on public and social services such as social welfare and employment rights queries.

The general public can continue to make enquiries to CIPS to ensure that the Live Advisor is kept available for people with hearing and speech difficulties.

The Citizens Information Phone Service is an important channel of information for citizens that links in with the other supports provided by the Citizens Information Board including citizensinformation.ie, the country wide network of Citizens Information Services, the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities and MABS.

For further information on the Live Advisor facilities go to www.ciboard.ie/liveadvisor

For further information, please contact:

Mary Hopkins mary@hopkinscommunications.ie or 0872540804
Chairperson Hopkins Communications

Clair Collins clair@hopkinscommunications.ie or 0857473204
Account Executive Hopkins Communications

Background Information

The Citizens Information Phone Service was established in 2001 as a national Citizens Information telephone-based service by the Citizens Information Board (CIB) under its statutory responsibility for the provision of information, advice and advocacy to members of the public on social and public services.

The Citizens Information Phone Service is part of CIB’s national three-channel approach, which supports the delivery of information online, by telephone and face-to-face. The public can access integrated information directly through the Citizens Information website. The Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) provides the telephone service and the nationwide network of Citizens Information Services (CISs) provides the face-to-face service.

The Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) is a national service based in Cork City. CIPS answers queries by phone, email and instant web chat (Live Advisor). The service operates Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm (excluding public holidays).

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