Haemophilia group moves into headquarters after 40 years

AFTER almost 40 years the Irish Haemophilia Society that championed the rights of haemophiliacs caught up in the blood contamination scandal has permanent headquarters.

President Mary McAleese, who opened the new offices in Dublin’s Liberties yesterday, said it was a “landmark day” for both members and supporters of the society.

The day was more than tinged with sadness, however, because of lives lost and damaged by infected blood products used to treat people with haemophilia between the mid-1970s and 1991.