Irish bone marrow donors honoured at Dublin ceremony
President McAleese has presented awards to 61 bone-marrow donors at a ceremony in Dublin, which is being held at the start of Blood for Life week.
Bone marrow is used as a potential cure for diseases like leukaemia - ideally it comes from a family member.
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