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Transitioning from early education to primary school

03 May 2020

Moving from early education to primary school is one of the most significant transitions a child will make. As children enter new educational settings, they…

When and how should my child go back to school?

02 May 2020

Research on Covid 19 is ongoing, but at the moment, the consensus among Down syndrome groups internationally seems to be that people are no more…

DSI welcomes revised Covid-19 critical care guidance

01 May 2020

Down Syndrome Ireland along with other advocacy groups recently raised concerns that the critical care guidance released by the Department of Health was unclear and…

Ireland fans to quiz Stephen Kenny and Niall Quinn in Down Syndrome Ireland/FAI show

24 Apr 2020

Some of Ireland’s biggest football fans will get the chance to quiz new Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny and World Cup legend Niall Quinn…

Thank you Mr Dolan

16 Apr 2020

We were shocked and saddened that our friend and passionate disability rights campaigner John Dolan lost his seat at recent 2020 Seanad election – we…

Down Syndrome Ireland outlines concerns on Department of Health COVID-19 guidance

15 Apr 2020

The Department of Health has recently published new guidance on the ‘Ethical Considerations Relating to Critical Care in the context of COVID-19’. Down Syndrome Ireland, along…