The Irish Text Relay Service (ITRS) translates text into voice and voice into text to facilitate a person with a hearing disability in making and receiving calls in the Republic of Ireland. Calls are relayed through ITRS agents who perform this translation. The service is available 24 hours a day. ITRS customers can make and receive text relay calls through a range of PC or mobile media devices, this new service is a supplement to the existing Minicom service.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The ITRS service is available to customers of Eir, Sky, Tesco Mobile, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone and is funded by each of these operators.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To use the ITRS app you must first register the phone number you will be using to make and receive calls on the app. Go to www.itrs.ie<\/a> and click on the section \u201cHow do I use it\u201d to find the details of how to register. Once registered you can then dial 1800 207 900 on your registered phone. The ITRS website offers a step by step guide. Also, Irish Deaf Society has a vlog on \u201cHow to use the Text Relay Service\u201d at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IrishDeafSociety\/videos\/1338305606289544\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can connect directly to ITRS for use on your PC or Laptop at www.itrs.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can download the ITRS app from the iOS App Store and the Android Google Play Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"