(L to R) The Butler children - Christopher, Molly, Emma and Mark with broadcaster, Miriam O'Callaghan, at the launch of giveandbuy.ie at the Guinness Storehouse.

Yesterday (28.09.10) we attended the launch of giveandbuy.ie a new website which invites people to root out the unwanted items in their lives and sell them on the site with proceeds ...

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Preparations for this year's Laughternoon, our charity Christmas lunch, are well under way. This year the event takes place on the Friday before Christmas week, the 17th December. We're hoping the change of day will make the event in the Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge an easier date to attend, as there will be no need to get up ... Continue reading

With the kind support of Dunnes Stores, Down Syndrome Centre is organising a series of “Bag Packing” fundraisers in 13 Dunnes Stores outlets over coming weekends beginning October 23rd to November 6th.

We need lots of volunteers (over age 14) who would be willing to give four hours of a Saturday or Sunday to help us maximise the collection potential ...

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Well known Jazz singer, Eileen Kennedy, will launch her new CD ‘You don’t know me’, in Bochellis Restaurant, Greystones, on Saturday 9th October. A regular fixture on the jazz circuit in both Greystones and Bray, Eileen very kindly produced this CD just for Down Syndrome Centre. 100% of all donations for this CD goes directly to our charity.

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Because of the tropical weather of last Friday which provided temperatures in the twenties and cloudless blue skies, one might have expected Saturday to have delivered fairly good weather for the Sporting Proud Triathlon. 

Not to be. The day dawned grey and cold and created some very challenging conditions for those taking part in the swim with huge waves and ...

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