Event: Organ Donor Awareness Week

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>‘Don’t Leave Your Loved Ones in Doubt’: Kate Twohig, a liver transplant recipient from Clonmel, Co Tipp, with a message urging people to discuss organ donations with their loved ones. Organ Donor Awareness Week continues until Saturday. Picture: Andres Poveda</p>

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Organ donor choice on driving licences 'should be shared with the HSE'

The Road Safety Authority says some 46.3% of the holders of driving licences in Ireland have indicated their preferred donor status, Code 115

<p>Five-year-old kidney transplant recipient Liam O’Connor, right, and his twin brother Daniel from Artane, Dublin, at the national launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2023. Launched by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly at the Mansion House, Dublin, and organised by the Irish Kidney Association in association with the HSE’s Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland, this year’s campaign takes place from May 20 to May 27. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">www.ika.ie/donorweek</span> <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Andres Poveda</span>
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'Life was leaving me': Former UCC student describes life before transplant

<p>Brian Sheehy, Athea, with fianceé Sarah — they are to be married in June</p>

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So many wonderful milestones for Brian Sheehy - thanks to a kidney transplant

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Irish woman donates a kidney to save her friend who was born just four minutes apart from her in the same hospital

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Former hurler 'blessed' to welcome baby girl less than a year after life-saving kidney transplant

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Cork student urges families to have organ donor conversation after getting 'a new life'

Don’s epic run to inspire organ donation

A man who ran 1,000km from the north to the south of Ireland in 15 days says he hopes his feat will inspire others to register as organ donors.

Tue, 17 Apr, 2018

Firefighter’s kidney saves brother’s life

A fourth-generation firefighter gave his older brother one of his kidneys after a virus left his older sibling with irreversible kidney damage.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2018

The greatest gift a wife could give in a time of need

Ahead of the Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness Week, which takes place from today until April 7, Reah and Aaron Higgins from Caher, Co Clare, talk to Carol Byrne about their recent transplant journey.

Sat, 31 Mar, 2018

500 people awaiting organs, despite record year of transplants

There are still 500 people waiting for replacement organs, despite 2017 being a record year of transplants for Irish patients, when 327 organs were transplanted last year into 321 patients.

Wed, 28 Mar, 2018

New cryogenic technique could keep donor organs on ice for years

Hopes have been raised that scientists will be able to store donor organs for months or even years.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

Organ donation a lifeline for Lexi

Six-year-old Lexi Murphy hardly ever complains when she gets her nightly injections.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

Family’s tribute to donors after 7 kidney transplants

It was an extra special moment for Síle Murphy and her family when they appeared together on RTÉ’s Late Late Show last night.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2015

Saoirse Perry: ‘I was too sick to be scared about transplant’

Saoirse Perry knew she was close to death before she received a liver transplant last year.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2015

RTÉ's Mary Kennedy on embracing the ageing process

IT’S the question many are tempted to ask a woman who’s ageing gracefully on our television screens: has she had a little bit of ‘help’?

Sun, 23 Mar, 2014

Kind-hearted donor saves Karen’s life

A young mother is enjoying every minute of her new life that started just months ago when she received a heart transplant.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013

600 awaiting transplants as donations fall

There are more than 600 people in the country waiting for life-saving transplants, but the number of donors has decreased year-on-year.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2013

Keela’s parents celebrate her gift of life

This Easter Keela Smith’s parents will celebrate the gift of life given to their gorgeous daughter when she was just a baby, four years ago.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2013

Parents of heart transplant girl 'forever grateful'

The parents of a four-year-old girl who had a life-saving heart transplant when she was a baby have reminded families of the importance of organ donation.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2013

Concerns raised after 17% fall in organ donors last year

Father of three Harry English has been called six times for a double lung transplant over the last two years but none were suitable.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2013

Lack of infrastructure blamed for organ donation shortage

Irish people are willing to donate organs, but a lack of infrastructure is leading to shortages, it was claimed today.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2013

Transplant mothers back donor campaign

A mother believed to be the first in the world to give birth after a triple transplant yesterday called on the public to carry life-saving donor cards.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2012

Permission of family still needed with new ‘opt out’ organ donation system

THE expressed permission of the family of the deceased will still be needed when a new “opt-out” system for organ donation is introduced, Health Minister James Reilly said.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2011

Urgent call for organ ‘donor coordinators’

SPECIAL “donor coordinators” charged with speaking with relatives of possible organ donors who have died should be introduced, the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) said yesterday at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Woman donates kidney to husband

BEAUMONT Hospital made Irish medical history yesterday by carrying out the first spouse-to-spouse living transplant.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2008

Ireland falling behind other countries in organ donation

Ireland has fallen way behind its European counterparts when it comes to organ donation, according to figures being published today at the start of Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2007

Over 220 organ transplants carried out in 2002

More than 220 organ transplants were carried out in Ireland last year, according to figures released to coincide with Organ Donor Awareness Week, which begins this Saturday.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2003