Organ Donor Awareness Week

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Joe Cott, Margaret Fitzgerald, and Michael Fitzgerald received transplants. Picture: John Allen</p>

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One Cork family, three kidney transplants, as 'life-changing' operation hailed

At any one time in Ireland there are around 600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas

<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'

<p>Sofia Corey underwent a kidney transplant from a deceased donor in December 2020. Previously, she was on dialysis seven nights a week at times, which meant starting the machines around 6pm and continuing through the night. Photo: Conor McCabe Photography</p>

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Sofia finally able to play tag with friends after 'life-changing' kidney transplant

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

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Irish Kidney Association urges people to discuss becoming organ donors

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

Doctor who received kidney from fellow GP: ‘I didn’t realise how unwell I was but I feel so much better now’

Next week is the Irish Kidney Association's Organ Donor Awareness Week.

Fri, 31 Mar, 2017

Daughter swimming the channel to raise awareness of organ donation after father's transplant

A daughter is swimming the channel after her aunt donated a kidney to her father, writes Arlene Harris

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Organ donor awareness week urges people to be vocal about their wishes

We are being urged to speak with our families about our organ donation wishes.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Ageing with attitude: Patricia MacKenzie has a new lease of life after a kidney transplant

The gift of a new kidney gave Patricia MacKenzie a fresh start eight years ago, and she has vowed to make the most of that chance every day, writes Margaret Jennings.   

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

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

‘Devastating effect’ of medical card loss on transplant recipients

The Irish Kidney Association has told Health Minister James Reilly that the loss of the discretionary medical card is having a “devastating personal economic effect” on the country’s 3,000 transplanted people.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2014