Now that the evenings are getting longer and the clocks will soon be springing forward, what better way to mark the beginning of spring/summer than to participate in The Flora Women’s Mini Marathon 2009 on Bank Holiday Monday 1^st June at 3.00pm?

As you have taken part before you will know what a great ‘girl power ...

One of the biggest concerns for families of people with disability is how to provide for the future welfare of their loved-one so that the long-term financial security and social well-being of that relative is provided for.

So when we recently came across this great new scheme, which has just got underway in Canada, called the Registered Disability Savings Plan ...

We are delighted to welcome Marinet Van Vuren, Speech and Language Therapist as advisor to our website. She will begin to blog weekly about issues relating to SLT for people with Down syndrome shortly.

South African born Marinet has worked in Ireland for the past seven years, gaining valuable experience in a range of disability organisations including Enable Ireland, St ...

Promoting the Early Development of Children with Intellectual Disability – a seminar with Ann Haig Wheeler, B.A, M.A, A.B.A

Organised by Down Syndrome Centre

Two dates:         

Mullingar Park Hotel, Thursday 4th June 2009

A new initiative commencing shortly on the site will focus on the various employers in Ireland who have welcomed a person/people with Down syndrome as members of their workforce.

Young adults with Down syndrome leave school with the same hopes and dreams as everyone. Research has shown that employers who have employees with Down syndrome on their staff report ...