Orla Doyle - White Collar Boxer

Orla is married to Robbie, is aged 21!! and mother of four children. Her eldest child, Ciaran has Down Syndrome and spent the early years of his life in hospital both here and abroad. Due to this Orla had to give up a job she loved as an engineer, but it was worth it as now Ciaran attends mainstream school and is thriving.

Fundraising for Down Syndrome Dublin

Orla works hard fundraising for Down Syndrome Dublin; And the month of June is going to be a tough one when she will participate in the Flora women's mini marathon on Monday 4th June, then less than 3 weeks later she will compete as one of our Boxers in a White Collar Boxing event that she is organising on Saturday June 23rd in the Ballsbridge hotel.

Where's the money going?

All sponsorship money raised will go directly to our charity and provide much needed services for children and adults with Down Syndrome.

About Orla

Orla is married to Robbie, is aged 21!! and mother of four children. Her eldest child, Ciaran has Down Syndrome and spent the early years of his life in hospital both here and abroad. Due to this Orla had to give up a job she loved as an engineer, but it was worth it as now Ciaran attends mainstream school and is thriving.

Fundraising for Down Syndrome Dublin

Orla works hard fundraising for Down Syndrome Dublin; And the month of June is going to be a tough one when she will participate in the Flora women's mini marathon on Monday 4th June, then less than 3 weeks later she will compete as one of our Boxers in a White Collar Boxing event that she is organising on Saturday June 23rd in the Ballsbridge hotel.

Where's the money going?

All sponsorship money raised will go directly to our charity and provide much needed services for children and adults with Down Syndrome.

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01/22 

   

A great day was had by all and the rain held off.

I would like to thank the Staff of the Westbury Hotel who made us feel very welcome and to Rm photography who took our photos on the day.

For our lovely T-shirts I would like to thank our sponsor Cahills Centra. For our lovely red goodies bags we can thank Robert Doyle ECO Build Ltd and for all the cool stuff inside we can thank Robert Roberts, Cahill’s Centra, Cadburys, Avon and many more.

The funds raised will be directly used to fund our speech therapy workshops running during the summer months, this programme would not be possible without your fundraising assistance.

We have included some information on Rush House and some Useful web links. Rush House is a house owned by Down Syndrome Dublin, which members can book for a period up to seven days.

Please click on the submenus on the left to obtain detailed information.

Researchers from Stamford university recently discovered that learning delay is often associated with deficits in the memory centres, making it difficult for the brain to collect and make use of experiences in a way necessary to form new memories and underpin the development of learning. The new study, in mice, pinpoints the key defects in the brain, and suggests a possible way to tackle them. The full article can be read here

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