Person: Jim Egan

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Families urged to have donation conversation after 274 organ transplants carried out in 2018

Families across the country are being urged to have a conversation about organ donation during Organ Donor Week.

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Isabel Terry: Heart, lung recipient praises transplant rise

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Mayo kit-man Shane Halligan on the moment his whole independence was taken from him

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Five lives saved by family’s brave donation

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World record for lung transplant recipient

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Record year for organ transplantation

Fun run to raise awareness of organ donation

LITTLE Laura McDowell loves her jigsaws, her books, her toy kitchen and her aunt who gave her the gift of life.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2011

600 waiting for organ donations

MORE than 600 people are on waiting lists for organ transplant and the figure is set to rise, according to the HSE’s organ donation and transplant tzar.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2011

Transplant record set to be broken

A record number of kidney transplants are expected to be carried out this year after more than 110 were completed by June.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2011

Medical experts urge cystic fibrosis patients not to cancel or delay visits to hospital

THE Medical and Scientific Council of the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland is made up of healthcare professionals and scientists who look after children and adults with cystic fibrosis in the Republic.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2010

Veronica celebrates miracle of life

MIRACLES can often manifest themselves in ordinary ways.

Fri, 27 May, 2005

Lung transplant patient speaks publicly for first time

The 56-year-old Limerick woman who underwent Ireland's first ever lung transplant two weeks ago has thanked all those involved in the procedure.

Thu, 26 May, 2005

Mater ready to perform Ireland’s first lung transplant operation

IRELAND is ready to perform the first lung transplant operation here this summer.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2004

Travel burden eases for lung transplant patients

LUNG transplant patients will no longer have to travel to Britain for life-saving surgery as the first such operation will take place here within weeks.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2004