A Cork father who has been campaigning for over a decade for an in-classroom Irish Sign Language teacher and interpreter for his son says he is looking forward to going back to being a parent.
Andrew Geary was speaking after he and his wife Helen, settled their High Court action on behalf of their profoundly deaf son Calum and says they are "A Cork father who has been campaigning for over a decade for an in-classroom Irish Sign Language teacher and interpreter for his son says he is looking forward to going back to being a parent. burnt out".
The family first began campaigning when Calum entered primary school but he says the process was difficult along the way but nothing could prepare them for the toll the legal challenge would take on then which they began in 2021.
The Geary family's recent High Court settlement means 14-year-old Calum, who has started secondary school, will now have the support of a fully qualified sign-language interpreter in the classroom.
It means he has been able to study subjects including French in Bishopstown Community School
Speaking to RedFM News Andrew Geary says it's been a long, slow battle and he's now trying to recharge and get back to being himself.
"We're completely burnt out, to be honest, and very very flat. My wife and I just want to get back to being parents, it's soul destroying being torn apart by your two lifes' loves, your family and your country.
"As a public servant all my life it's just been a very difficult process, I just need to recharge and try to get back to myself, and my wife to get back to herself after a very traumatic, troubling period of our lives."
