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Jackie O'Donohoe Memorial Golf Classic

29 Sep 11
by dsc_staff    1 comment
Jackie O'Donohoe Memorial Golf Classic Jackie O’Donohoe (RIP) was a wonderful supporter of this charity since it’s infancy. She wrote the book It’s Me! It’s Me! in 2005, and donated all royalties from it to Down Syndrome Centre. It tells a lively colourful story about a little girl full of sunshine learning to make friends in school.

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ANN HAIG - an appreciation

30 Jul 08
by dsc_staff    1 comment
ANN HAIG - an appreciation I have been fortunate to have been accquainted with Ann Haig since 2000 when she first began working with Down Syndrome Ireland. Her introduction to the organisation was at first as a parent of a child with Down syndrome but it was not long before her considerable professional skills and training were acknowledged and she became one of the leading ... Continue reading
 

40 Years of Special Olympics

21 Jul 08
by dsc_staff

On July 20th 1968, forty years ago yesterday, a unique sporting event - for a few hundred people with intellectual disability - was held in a sports field in Chicago. It was the start of the Special Olympics movement and an important milestone in the changing fortunes for people with learning delay.

Four decades on, the Special Olympics movement has grown from ...

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