One Cork family, three kidney transplants, as 'life-changing' operation hailed

At any one time in Ireland there are around 600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas

Joe Cott, Margaret Fitzgerald, and Michael Fitzgerald received transplants. Picture: John Allen

A Cork family plagued with a hereditary kidney condition has been counting its blessings after three members received transplants.

For the Fitzgeralds and the Cotts, 2023 began on a sad note when Joseph Cott, of Buttevant, passed away at the age of 77 following a short illness.