Post Tagged with: "Down Syndrome Kerry"

THE  10th annual Maurice Collins Memorial Vintage Day will take place on Easter Sunday, April 16, on the lands of Gerard McCarthy, Banna West Ardfert. This year, the nominated charities are the Palliative Care, University Hospital Kerry, and Down Syndrome Kerry. It promises to be an action-packed event, kicking off with […]

MINISTER of State for Disability Issues, Finian McGrath, was in town on Wednesday afternoon to perform the official opening of the new Down Syndrome offices at Balloonagh Estate. Located adjacent to Burns Pharmacy at the entrance to the estate, the new centre will provide vital and beneficial services to all their members […]

THE Down Syndrome Kerry ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraising event took place last Friday in the INEC and it was a fantastic night of entertainment from start to finish, raising €20,000. The 24 dancers included six adult members with Down Syndrome – Amy Taaffe, Cathal Griffin, Conor Griffin, Jessica Power, Mary Claire McCarthy […]

DOWN Syndrome Kerry will be dancing its way onto the INEC stage for what’s going to be a great night of craic at ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ on Friday, December 2 Over the next two months, 24 dancers – including Kerry footballer Aidan O’Mahony, Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan journalist Aidan O’Connor, Sean Taaffe […]

THE participants in a major fundraiser for Down Syndrome Ireland rolled into town on Friday afternoon with a legendary cyclist leading the way. The Tour de Munster Charity Cycle is taking place until Sunday and over 100 amateur cyclists, led by Sean Kelly, came through Tarbert and Listowel to make their way to the […]

A MAJOR fundraiser for Down Syndrome Ireland is less than a week away and their shop in Tralee will welcome legendary cyclist Sean Kelly next Friday. The Tour de Munster Charity Cycle takes place from Thursday, August 4 to Sunday, August 7, and will see over 100 amateur cyclists cycle over 600km […]

A TERRIFIC two days of family fun last month at Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre has raised a whopping €6,500 for Down Syndrome Kerry. On Friday, Rachel Fitzgerald, Chairperson of Down Syndrome Kerry, visited the business to pick up the cheque from Nathan McDonnell of Ballyseedy Home and Garden. Continued below… The money was raised […]

THERE was great family fun out in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday for the annual Tour De Munster Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry. And the good news is the fun continues on Sunday afternoon from 12.30pm to 5.30pm with  more great entertainment for all the family. There’s […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Gardens has been very busy lately as they get set to hold their annual Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, taking place on April 16 and 17. The weekend will kick start on Saturday as cyclists from the Tour de Munster will head off […]

  THE ‘House’ restaurant is getting all set to hold its coffee morning on Tuesday July 28 from which all takings from those hours will be going towards helping out the newly opened ‘321 Down Syndrome Kerry Shop’. The event is sure to be a relaxed one and will be […]

TRALEE gained another new shop today after the official launch of the ‘321 Down Syndrome Kerry Shop’ by a Kerry footballer went down a treat for all those that attended. The shop which is located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School of Music has been open just three […]

THE Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) organisation are currently in the middle of preparations for opening their new charity centre here in town, with hopes that the new set-up will prove to be much more than just a shop. The centre will be located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School […]