'Someone has the power to change our story': Families appeal for more people to become organ donors

Stella McDonagh with her husband Garry Davis and daughter Saoirse (11) from Liscannor, Co Clare, at the national launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2026 at the Mansion House, Dublin. Pictures: Andres Poveda

The mother of an 11-year-old Clare girl who travels four times weekly to Dublin for renal dialysis has called on more people to become organ donors.

Mary McHugh and her husband Michael Kenny, parents of deceased donor Jayne McHugh, who died in early 2024, with their daughters Aoife and Nollaig.