Organs of more than half of potential deceased donors not transplanted 

An organ-donor card could help save lives after you have died, however surviving family members often object to transplants.

More than half of the deceased people identified as potential donors over a three-year period did not have their organs used in transplant procedures, new figures show.

Figures released under Freedom of Information laws show that between 2017 and 2019, 537 deceased people were referred to Organ Donation Transplant Ireland (ODTI), the HSE’s organ donation management system.