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Families of children waiting for heart transplant appeal for donors

The families of five children waiting for a heart transplant have joined together to ask people to consider becoming organ donors. Since the pandemic the number of available organs has dropped, leading to extremely poorly children waiting even ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:19

Local News

Waterford buildings light up green for Organ Donor Awareness Week

Waterford buildings are lighting up green for Organ Donor Awareness Week. The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) campaign - which aims to raise awareness about organ donation - runs from today Saturday April 23 to Saturday April 30. According to ...

23 Apr 2022 at 19:53

Covid-19 impact on organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

National News

Fall in organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

There are around 600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas at any one time, as the number of transplants reduce due to challenges presented by Covid-19. This fall has been seen over ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:43

National News

Organ donor campaign urges Irish public to 'share your wishes' with family

A campaign encouraging the public to know their family's wishes in regards to organ donation has been launched ahead of a week of awareness. Organ donor families and grateful transplant recipients across Ireland are backing the campaign, ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:40

Local News

Two Waterford transplant recipients feature on organ donation campaign poster

Two Waterford transplant recipients are featured on a campaign poster for organ donor awareness week. Kidney and liver recipient, Lexi Murphy, and heart recipient, Pranathi O'Donovan, are among 32 people across Ireland who have received ...

07 Apr 2022 at 09:53

National News

'Leave no doubt' - Donnelly urges Irish people to discuss organ donation with loved ones

The Minister for Health is urging people across Ireland to discuss organ donation with loved ones. The call comes ahead of Organ Donor Awareness Week, which is organised by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) in association with the ...

16 May 2023 at 15:58

National News

Organ donations from deceased patients in decline

The percentage of deceased patients becoming organ donors has fallen, according to the latest annual report, regarding 2021, from the National ICU Audit. In that year, 103 patients were diagnosed with brain death, with only 50 of ...

08 Nov 2023 at 10:28

National News

DUP comes under mounting pressure to drop Assembly veto to let organ donor law pass

The DUP is facing mounting calls to drop its block on the Stormont Assembly sitting so that a stalled organ donation law can be implemented in Northern Ireland. The planned law, named after six-year-old Belfast boy Daithi ...

10 Feb 2023 at 11:47

Local News

250 organ transplants carried out in Ireland in 2022

Some 250 organ transplants took place in Ireland in 2022. The figure includes kidney transplants from 33 living donors. Across the three national transplant centres, 163 kidney, 10 heart, 18 lung, 51 liver and 8 pancreas ...

29 Dec 2022 at 12:58

Local News

'I'm very thankful' - Waterford transplant recipient thriving after receiving organs

A teenage organ recipient from County Waterford was among those who attended the Irish Kidney Association's 39th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at the weekend. The service, at Church of the Holy Child, ...

16 Oct 2024 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

Hundreds attend funeral of boxer John Cooney who died after title bout

The family of boxer John Cooney, who died following a title fight in Belfast, have described him as their “champion”, who was full of energy, laughter and love. The 28-year-old from Galway, died a week after ...

14 Feb 2025 at 17:58

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