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.

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

JONATHAN CRAIG knows the importance of carrying an organ donor card.

XSIL, one of the country's most promising technology companies, made a profit of €7.4 million last year.

IRELAND’S kidney transplant programme is in crisis because, ironically, less people are dying on our roads and others are being saved through advances in neurosurgery.

HOSPITALS are being forced to cancel kidney dialysis treatment, limit cancer services and close beds because of cuts.