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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 the past ...

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, which ...

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

Blood donors urgently needed as highest number of blood units issued to hospitals in a decade

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) are urgently seeking an additional 2,000 blood donations over the next 4 weeks to support the national blood supply as most blood groups have fallen to under three days of stock. Paul ...

08 Oct 2024 at 11:15

National News

Two men arrested after cannabis worth 2.1 million euro seized

Two men have been arrested during an operation in which gardai seized 2.14 million euro worth of cannabis and more than 230,000 euro in cash. Gardai said the intelligence-led investigation was targeted at transnational drug ...

05 Dec 2024 at 15:29

National News

€40m in donations to McVerry Trust were diverted to cover debts and expenses, Prime Time reveals

Internal documents obtained by RTÉ Prime Time reporters from inside one of Ireland's largest housing and homelessness charities, the Peter McVerry Trust, have shown significant breaches of trust between it and donor ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:55

National News

Ireland’s donor conception laws leave families in legal limbo, campaigner says

A woman’s one-year-old son is among “thousands” stuck in a legal limbo because of Ireland’s laws around donor conception, the campaigner says. Baby Ali was born through a process known as reciprocal IVF, during ...

01 Jan 2026 at 10:28

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