Irish lung transplant unit hopes hit by delays
Two or three lung transplants a year will be carried out at the Mater Hospital in Dublin when the transplant unit under development there begins performing surgery on a restricted basis later this year but there is a demand for at least 20 a year.
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Billy Burke, who has fallen between the cracks of the inter-country agreement said last night the only solution was to have an Irish-based transplant service.