Urgent plea for blood as supply falls to three days’ worth

As blood supplies dwindle to just a few days, the blood bank has issued an urgent appeal for donors.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service needs an extra 1,500 donations over the next three weeks to stabilise the blood supply.

IBTS director of operations, Paul McKinney, said attendances at clinics had been consistently down 6% in recent weeks, while the demand for blood from hospitals had remained constant.