Following on from the phenomenal success of our Buy My Dress events in Dublin, Cork and Galway, we are thrilled to announce that Buy My Dress Online is now OPEN for business!!

BMD Online is our new, year round-shop that allows those of you who don’t live near an event to browse and buy our beautiful dresses, at reasonable ...

In November 2009, we brought Diana Kerr over from Scotland to lend her extensive wisdom in the area of Down syndrome and dementia to professionals, families and others who care for an ageing person with Down syndrome.

The day-long seminar was hugely informative for those who attended and represented the first formal, learning experience some had received. Feedback was hugely ...

A parent of a 26 month old little girl with Down syndrome recently contacted the website to let us know of an ingenious device that has helped her daughter enormously. Like many children with Ds, her daughter has very low muscle tone (hypotonia) and was having difficulty controlling her hips and legs, which had a tendency to splay.

The aid ...

DSC is currently researching the issue of children with Ds who are assessed as being in the mild range of intellectual disability and the subsequent withdrawal of service which results from the delivery of such as assessment.

As we build the case and uncover the extent of the impact these diagnoses have on children and their families, we rreceived the ...

On Thursday 9th September, the Hermitage Golf Club will host a four person team event in aid of Down Syndrome Centre, organised by our committed supporters, Cora Dixon and Jackie O'Donohoe.

The team price is €400 which includes green fees with all-day tee-times available, refreshments, goody bag, dinner voucher and excellent prizes.

Star prize for the winning team, sponsored ...

On the 25th September, DSC will host its first Soccer 32 5-A-Side Tournament! The event will take place at Astropark in Coolock, with kick off at approximately 1pm.

We are now looking to recruit 32 teams to take part on the day, and the entry fee is €210 for 7 players (€30 per player!)

Tournament Format

Last night (27.07.10), we held the first of our New Parent Events in the Shelbourne Hotel, D2. The objective was to provide an opportunity for new parents to meet with Angela O'Riordan, our Down Syndrome Liaison Nurse in person.

With most parents being discharged from hospital after only a couple of days, they are usually at home ...

In the news this week is University of Limerick student, Jonathon O'Toole, for his design of an innovative treadmill - the ' Siul Skool' - to help encourage children with disabilities walk earlier.

Children are lowered on to the slow-running treadmill and held as a moving vertical screen with colourful footsteps in front of them encourages them to copy the moves.

The ...

Over the past nine months, our Down Syndrome Liaison nurse, Angela O'Riordan, has been providing her unique support and reassurance to those parents whose children have been born with Down syndrome in Dublin maternity hospitals. 

Through the referral system which has been set up, all parents who wish to be contacted have been contacted by Angela, however in many ...

In light of a few emails we've received recently concerning adults with Down syndrome and challenging behaviour, we thought this guide might provide some useful tips. Obviously as it is produced in the UK and is aimed at all people with intellectual disability and not solely those with Ds, not all the information will be applicable - but there may ...

The progressive and proactive people the Down Syndrome Program in the Children's Hospital Boston are running a series of online lectures, which will be freely available to all over the internet.  The program is run by Dr Brian Skotko, Dr Emily Davidson and Angela Lombardo.

Oftentimes, we find ourselves with little time during clinical visits to discuss important topics ...

Down Syndrome Centre has developed it's own brand "I'm able 2" which will feature in a range of promotional items produced and sold in aid of the charity.

We begin with our range of colourful hoodies which are available in both children's and adult sizes. 

The sweatshirts come in three primary colours - blue, green and red - and ...

On Monday July 12th, John O’Sullivan of Roly’s Bistro will be ‘turning back the hands of time’ for Roly’s Review of 1992, a novel fundraising evening in aid of Down Syndrome Centre, at which diners will choose from the restaurant’s original opening menu from 1992 and pay the same prices charged eighteen years ago.

The restaurant ...

Well it's taken us nearly a week to calm down, rest our feet, and generally recover from the wonderful day we all enjoyed last Thursday (20th May) at the various Buy My Dress events around the county. €60,000 was raised from the three events, which took place in Dublin, Cork and Galway. This amount of money means a ...

Buy My Dress in aid of Down Syndrome Centre and supported by Kellogg’s Special K , takes place on Thursday 20th May in Dublin (Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St), Cork (School of Music, Union Quay) and Galway (Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square) from 10am to 8pm.

The charity has been encouraging Irish women to donate the dresses they no longer ...

Life Cycle 2010 is a 5k walk, a 10k run or a 20k cycle www.lifecycle2010.com

There’s something there for everyone and everyone is welcome to come along ...

If you haven't given much thought to donating a dress this year, we'd like to encourage you to consider if it might be possible to make a bit of space in your wardrobe by letting go of one or two dresses, and donating them to us for Buy My Dress 2010?

 This year there are even more simply ...

It was a close one! Just when it seemed that the much planned trip to Peru was in doubt because of undreamt of circumstances, Irish airspace opened up today ensuring (we hope) that our group of twenty-odd trekkers will travel this Friday to Peru for the ten day trek to Macchu Pichu.

We want to acknowledge all the hours of ...