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Down syndrome does not define our children

06 Sep 2019

Four mothers explain the vital importance of support groups for families when faced with a shock diagnosis.

Parent-Link training taking place in Cork, with more dates to be announced soon

29 Aug 2019

As many of you know, often the best source of support for new parents of babies with Down syndrome is to speak to another parent…

Cuts to Rehabilitative Training Allowance of €31.80 per week an ‘attack on the most vulnerable in society’

28 Aug 2019

Down Syndrome Ireland strongly opposes the decision to scrap the rehabilitative training (RT) allowance, worth €31.80 a week per student, for new entrants which was…

Vicky Doherty’s Takeover of Virgin Media 2

27 Aug 2019

Hear all about Vicky Doherty’s takeover of Virgin Media 2 on this morning’s Virgin Media’s Ireland AM.

DSI Members Take Chocolate Factory Tour

26 Aug 2019

Thank you to the wonderful management team from Mondelez for an insightful and fantastic tour of their chocolate-making factory facilities in Dublin 5, taking the…

See and Learn – Training days

23 Aug 2019

Starting in the West of Ireland, our first ever See and Learn workshop took place in our Down Syndrome Ireland Cork Branch. The workshop was…