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Information Leaflets Update

  By CLAPAI News

We have recently secured funding from the Lotto that will part pay for the reprint of our 10 leaflet series.  We are reviewing the series during the month of October and would appreciate feedback from you.

Send your comments to info@cleft.ie.

We are also working on producing supplemental leaflet that will address specific procedures that occur later in treatment e.g Braces, viagra dosage Bone Graft. This will be a slower process as we will need to work on content, cost ensure quality and accuracy with our medical colleagues and of course go to print.  If you would be interested in contributing to this process please contact us by e-mail.

Many thanks,
Georgina Wade


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Dental Care All The Way – Information Evening, 2nd April

  By CLAPAI News, Cleft Care, Events

Topic: “Dental Care All The Way”

(combined AGM & Information Evening)

Doors open from 7:30pm. Admission is free, no rx all are welcome. 

Venue: Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newland’s Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22. (see location map below)

We are delighted to have three eminent speakers for this event:

  • Doctor Eleanor McGovern, Clinical Fellow Registrar, Paediactric Dentistry.
  • Mister Eamon McKiernan, Consultant Orthodontist with the national brief for Cleft Treatment.
  • Doctor Aisling O Mahony, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry.

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Annual General Meeting

  By CLAPAI News, Events

Notice is hereby given that the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newland’s Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22, on Thursday, 2nd April, at 8pm. 

Location Map for Venue:

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Committee Meeting, 10th February

  By CLAPAI News, Events

Venue: Banker’s Club, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 8.

The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, 10th February, at 8.15pm.

(see map below for location).

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Order Your Christmas Cards Now!

  By CLAPAI News, Fundraising

Christmas cards

Only 10 Euro per pack of 10 cards! (plus 1.90 Euro, store post and packaging).

Each pack includes 5 different cards, link 2 of each.

Make your cheque / postal order payable to:
Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland.

and send to:

Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland, help
care of 36 Woodlands Avenue,
Dun Laoghaire,
County Dublin,
Ireland.

1 pack = 11.90 Euro.
2 packs = 23.80 Euro.
3 packs = 35.70 Euro.

Your purchase of our Christmas cards helps fund the activities of the Association and equally important, raises awareness of cleft and the work of the Association.

Order now to ensure early delivery!


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Limerick Ahoy!

  By CLAPAI News

LimerickHi All in Munster, thumb if there was a gathering in Limerick in the near future would you be interested in travelling there to meet up with other parents? If so will let us know by e-mail to info@cleft.ie, or by reply to this post.
Rgds George

Image courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/people/ramblingtraveler/
under Creative Commons License


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Committee Meeting, 9th September

  By CLAPAI News, Events

Venue: Banker’s Club, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 8.

The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9th September, at 8.15pm.

(see map below for location).

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Irish Times Health Supplement Article

  By CLAPAI News

Georgina Wade, CathaoirleachCongratulations to our Cathaoirleach, Georgina Wade, for appearing in the Irish Times health supplement, HEALTHplus, today, Tuesday, 26 August. George was in conversation with journalist Fiona Tyrrell  for the column, On the Couch.

To the question “What do you regard as the top three problems facing Ireland’s health system?”, George replied:-
Making the patient the centre of the system, getting the vision for primary care implemented faster and finally combating bureaucratic inertia and bungling – next month, children will start school unable to talk properly because they have not had the speech language therapy they need, while this month we hear that students who have spent the last three years of their lives studying to become speech language therapists cannot get jobs.

SEE http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2008/0826/1219622688306.html for the full interview.


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November AGM & Information Evening / Afternoon

  By CLAPAI News

 We are planning an AGM combined with Information talks for November this year – the AGM is usually held in a Dublin city centre location midweek (evening, c.8pm).

This year we would like your views on whether a Thursday evening or Saturday afternoon would be most suitable. Let us know by e-mail (info@cleft.ie) or by commenting on this http://www.ourhealthissues.com/product/viagra/ post.

We haven’t invited speakers yet but our suggested topics are
“Growing up with a Cleft – Dental Care”
“Growing up with a Cleft – Pyschological Considerations”

Please let us know what suits you best … we would like the talk this year to reach the widest audience …

Kind regards,
Georgina Wade


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Next Committee Meeting – 13th May

  By CLAPAI News, Events

Venue: Banker’s Club, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 8.

The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, 13th May, at 8.15pm (see map below for location).

Fast Approaching!
Our next main event is our Family Day this coming June (details imminent). This is our fourth annual Family Day, and after the success of our previous days out (see report on last summer’s), we aim to surpass even those! If you feel you could help in the delivery of our Family Day, or if you feel you could help out the Association in any other way, we would love to have you on board! All you have to do is get in touch with me, Georgina Wade, at Tel. 087 1319803 or by e-mail.
Georgina Wade, Cathaoirleach

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