Down Syndrome Centre
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Down Syndrome Centre (DSC) is a registered charity in Ireland.[1] It was set up in 2002 by parents of children with Down syndrome. The aim of the charity is to establish support centres in Ireland which provide a range of support services.[2]
In 2017, the charity opened a centre in Cork (DSC Cork),[3] and also provides support to facilities in Portlaoise (DSC Midlands) and in Carrickmacross (DSC North East).[4][5]
Other initiatives include the development of a website with news and information relating to Down syndrome.[6] The charity, working in conjunction with the National Children's Hospital in Tallaght, recruited Ireland's first Down syndrome liaison nurse in 2009 - to provide information to parents of newly born children with Down syndrome in Dublin's maternity hospitals.[7]
The charity holds a number of fundraising events during the year, which includes golf classics, a "Strawberry Ball", "Laughternoon", a Christmas lunch and a "Buy My Dress" program – a sale of over 1000 used high street and designer dresses that have been donated by Irish people.[8][9]