[quote]"We choose a charity partner every year and we try to focus on those charities working with children or the vulnerable."[/quote]

Legendary 1980s band, Madness, have given the thumbs up to a new music video which uses one of their biggest hits to showcase an inspiring Down Syndrome project in Ireland.

Kind-hearted electricians have wired a pioneering farm project for adults with Down Syndrome for the future.

The groundbreaking Diarmuid Gavin-backed Field of Dreams project for young adults with Down Syndrome is poised to become a reality.

Celebrity garden designer Diarmuid Gavin has agreed to work his magic on a farm project for adults with Down Syndrome which has just secured planning.

A charity that supports adults with Down syndrome hopes to break new ground with a special market garden project.

A woman whose roof was blown open by a massive lightning strike said she thought she was going to be killed.

They came, they saw a sea of red — and were duly conquered.

THE Cork branch of Down Syndrome Ireland is planning a series of fund-raisers to help defray the cost of employing two full-time speech and language therapists.

AS gleeful as the turkey who survives Christmas, bargain hunters yesterday picked and pecked their way through racks of retail reductions, greedy to gobble up any festive leftovers as end-of-year sales kicked off.

Marks & Spencer had sales in the Republic of Ireland during the last year of over €500m, it was confirmed today.