The focus must be on improving rates of family consent when providing an opt-out system of organ donation, the Irish Kidney Association has urged.

Geraldine Clancy, cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical nurse specialist, paediatrics, Tallaght University Hospital

HE’S a former Olympic boxing gold medal winner, but when it comes to his latest sporting challenge, 51-year-old Michael Carruth says he’s a “raw beginner”.

Dublin City Council has given full planning permission for the three-storey unit that aims to provide 20 patient rooms for 160 adults.

Cystic fibrosis patients and their families are calling on the Government to honour its pledge to give them new hospital facilities, warning that the cost of the project is rising as the delay drags on.

Alice Ward says it's frustrating that health system is not doing all it can to support her when she is doing all she can to beat cystic fibrosis.

Teachers be warned! A West Cork school is making plans for ‘U’.

Cork woman Kate Walsh won’t let cystic fibrosis stop her from living a full and active life, she tells Karen Murray

Health Minister Simon Harris says he will work with Cystic Fibrosis Ireland to establish a dedicated CF inpatient unit at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital.

Áine Hannafin is a lively seven-year-old girl who will not let anything stand in her way, not even a severe form of cystic fibrosis (CF).

Well-wishers have been sending their thoughts across the Atlantic for cystic fibrosis campaigner Orla Tinsley who had a long-awaited double lung transplant in New York on Wednesday night.

Cystic fibrosis campaigner Jillian McNulty is hopeful, for the first time, that her parents will not have to bury another child — they have already buried two.

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland has welcomed the long-awaited deal completed by the HSE and drug manufacturer Vertex to make a wonder CF drug available.

A deal has been done between the makers of the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi and two other drugs and the Health Service Executive.

Chef Adrian Martin says that the reason why he’s so skinny is that he cooks everything himself from scratch.

Ireland has the highest levels of Cystic Fibrosis in the world.

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI) has reiterated its call to Government to swiftly conclude discussions with the manufacturer of a life-changing drug so that more than 500 patients can potentially benefit from the treatment.

More than 1,200 people in Ireland suffer with Cystic Fibrosis, with an Awareness Week being launched today that aims to raise more than €100,000.

Ann Skelly knew from a young age that formal education wasn’t for her. 

A father has made an emotional plea outside Leinster House for his little boy to be given a groundbreaking drug to treat cystic fibrosis.

Cystic fibrosis sufferers and supporters will converge on the Dáil today to protest at the delay in striking a deal with the manufacturers of a life-changing drug that treats the underlying cause of the disease.

The manufacturer of a drug aimed at cystic fibrosis sufferers has said it has still not received an update from the HSE over whether or not funding for it will be recommended.

Cystic fibrosis campaigners have expressed dismay and anger after it emerged that a drug labelled a “game-changer” may not be funded by the HSE.

The National Centre for Pharmaeconomics (NCPE) is seeking a five-fold reduction in the cost of the cystic fibrosis (CF) drug Orkambi.

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland has expressed dismay at a recommendation to the HSE that a drug to treat the condition is not “cost-effective”.

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A new drug could make a dramatic difference to one patient with cystic fibrosis, writes Ailin Quinlan

The vast majority of Irish people with cystic fibrosis have seen their condition worsen over the past year, a new study shows.

Don’t dash the hope people with cystic fibrosis now have for a better quality of life, Ireland’s newly elected politicians have been urged.

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI) has come under fire from another CF charity for making public pronouncements about the dire state of paediatric facilities at Cork University Hospital (CUH) while failing to mention that a major upgrade is currently under way.

The Government has been urged to assess a new drug that treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis.

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FORMER Miss Ireland Sarah Morrissey might not have become a model if her mum hadn’t sent a photo of her to Assets Models Agency.

People who seek reduced water charges on health grounds may be asked to provide evidence of their medical needs and could face an audit if their usage is too high.

Ireland’s health system is in crisis and requires immediate surgery, according to a new group undertaking a nationwide campaign demanding that patients have more of a say in the system.

A major treatment breakthrough offers new hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers.

A new centre for cystic fibrosis patients is opening in Drogheda, Co.Louth, today.

RTÉ weather presenter Nuala Carey has endured years of puns about her career, but she is more than happy to join in the fun.