News - November 09

ReadingPro Workshop.

23 Nov 09
by dsc_staff
ReadingPro Workshop.

Denise Mac Donald is the President and Founder of eReadingPro, a Canadian reading programme. She recently spoke and exhibited at the World Down syndrome Congress in Dublin. Her website is www.ereadingpro.com.

She is currently planning a workshop in Dublin, for Saturday the 28th of November. Workshops are typically 3 hours in length, and attendees will learn the details ...

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The Final Episode - Gerry the Trainee

18 Nov 09
by dsc_staff

Like all trainees, Gerry's only in the door and he's up for a bit of devilment!! 

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Willie White - new comedy talent for Laughternoon 09

18 Nov 09
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Willie White - new comedy talent for Laughternoon 09

Laughternoon 09 takes place in just under four weeks time and joining us this year to provide the after lunch entertainment will be the exciting, new comedy talent that is Willie White.

Willie was one of the new breed of Irish comedians discovered through RTE's "Joy in the Hood" which was presented by Des Bishop. He auditioned for the ...

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The further exploits of Gerry the Trainee

17 Nov 09
by dsc_staff
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Find a wandering Child at the touch of a button’

16 Nov 09
by dsc_staff

The issue of wandering child can be a big worry for parents when taking children to public places. In only takes a few moments of distraction for a child to disappear and the ensuing panic is something that every parent has experienced.

However, when your child is a repeated bolter (!) what remedies are there? We have had quite a few ...

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Meet Jerry the Trainee!

16 Nov 09
by dsc_staff

 

KING advertising agency and ICA supermarkets (Sweden) have had a longlasting relationship where new commercials in the soap opera story are produced each month, that both manage to hightlight the specials of the week and entertain the audience. People follow the ICA story the way you'd follow any soap opera. Most recently, ICA decided to promote tolerance by shaking ...

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Laughternoon Christmas 2009

10 Nov 09
by dsc_staff
Laughternoon Christmas 2009

Our annual Christmas Lunch, Laughternoon is set to be wonderful event again this year - with even more sponsors and supporters than ever before!

The event takes place in the main ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge on Thursday 17th December.  This year we are very pleased to welcome Clarins as our overall sponsor.

Laughternoon was conceived out of an idea to ...

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When a mother's love is not enough

10 Nov 09
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When a mother's love is not enough

 BBC1, 10.35pm tonight. 

Rosa Monckton, successful businesswoman and confidante of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, explores the realities of families caring for disabled children in a frank and moving documentary tonight on BBC1 clalled, "When a mother's love is not enough".

Since the birth of her daughter Domenica, Rosa has campaigned for the rights of disabled children ...

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Fancy some Pre-Christmas TLC? All for a good cause!

3 Nov 09
by dsc_staff
Fancy some Pre-Christmas TLC? All for a good cause!

Creative Spa, an urban day spa based in Fashion City, Dublin 24, are hosting a very special event on the week of the 17th to the 22nd November. They are hosting a charity week, when all their profits from the spa will be donated to the Down Syndrome Centre.


Creative Spa are inviting you along to have a treatment, anything ...

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