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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.
Malone Park has been called Belfast's most exclusive street. [2] At the height of the property bubble in 2007, a Ballymena businessman agreed on £3.5 million for a six-bedroom Victorian property on Malone Park, making it the most expensive residence on the local market at the time.
Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder that was first described in 1866 by British doctor John L. Down. [2] It was discovered to be caused by an extra chromosome by French pediatrician Jérôme Lejeune in July 1958, less than two years before Tricia was born. [3] Medical advice in 1960 was typically to institutionalize children with Down Syndrome.
Most other Down syndrome programs nationwide focus on children, even though many people with the condition now live into middle age and often develop health problems typically associated with ...
The estate was named after the nearby townland of Ballybeen, home to the Robb family of farmers and landowners. The Robb family house, which then became the Housing Executive offices, was knocked down when the Housing Executive relocated to their new premises at the junction of Robbs road and Church Road in the late 1980s.
The townlands of Belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The city is split between two traditional Counties by the River Lagan , with those townlands north of the river generally in County Antrim , while those on the southern bank are generally part of County Down .
The entire system of local government in Northern Ireland was overhauled by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, which replaced the county boroughs, administrative counties, urban districts, and rural districts with 26 local government districts. The new system came into effect on 1 October 1973.
The campaign, which also included an attack that destroyed a B&Q store at Sprucefield, County Down, was blamed on dissident republicans. On 23 November 2006, Marks & Spencer announced a £35 million investment in its Northern Ireland business, £8 million of which was invested in its Forestside store. [10]