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Watch: news2day Monday, 18 September 2023

It's ISL Awareness Week and Barry is joined in studio by a special guest. Molly heads to Holy Family School for the Deaf in Cabra. Plus, lots more news including a surf school for teenage girls and turtle power!

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Did you know that Irish Sign Language is used by over 40,000 people in Ireland? It's the 3rd Official Language of the country. Eoghan from Mayo came into studio to tell Barry all about it and about his life.

Molly went along to visit the gang at Holy Family School for the Deaf in Cabra, Dublin. They go to class and the lessons are through ISL. We see what a regular school day is like for all the pupils.

A survey from Sport Ireland found around 30% fewer girls are involved in sports at secondary school level than in primary school.

Jennie O'Sullivan reports on a Surf Camp for Girls being run with the Inchadoney Surf Club in west Cork as an example of how to keep girls active.

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