Four of seven of the woman's family members were convicted last month of a combined total of 13 counts of abusing her following an eight-month trial in the Central Criminal Court. They are her uncle and three younger half brothers.

The woman is giving evidence via video-link and through two interpreters – an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter and a deaf relay

National charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, Chime, said there are over 5,000 deaf and hard of hearing students in the Irish education system.