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Covid-19 impact on organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

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Fall in organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

There are around 600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas at any one time, as the number of transplants reduce due to challenges presented by Covid-19. This fall has been seen over the past ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:43

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Organ donor campaign urges Irish public to 'share your wishes' with family

A campaign encouraging the public to know their family's wishes in regards to organ donation has been launched ahead of a week of awareness. Organ donor families and grateful transplant recipients across Ireland are backing the campaign, which ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:40

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KILDARE: Blood donors wanted at Naas

Blood donors in County Kildare are being sought for the next few days. A blood donation clinic is taking place from 12pm to 4.15pm at the Monread Community Centre in Maudlins Avenue, Naas, until December 30. The clinic will resume at the ...

27 Dec 2022 at 16:00

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Blood donation clinic to take place in Kildare over the course of three days

A three-day blood donation clinic is taking place in Naas. The clinic, which is strictly by appointment only, is operating from Monread Community Centre Maudlins Avenue, Naas. It will be open from: Tuesday, April 11: 3.45pm to 8pm. ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:10

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'Leave no doubt' - Donnelly urges Irish people to discuss organ donation with loved ones

The Minister for Health is urging people across Ireland to discuss organ donation with loved ones. The call comes ahead of Organ Donor Awareness Week, which is organised by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) in association with ...

16 May 2023 at 15:58

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Blood donors sought for clinic in South Kildare

Blood donors are being sought for a clinic located in Athy, which will be open today and tomorrow. A clinic is operating in Athy today (Monday, July 3) and Tuesday, July 4, at the Church of Ireland Centre, Janeville Lane, ...

03 Jul 2023 at 12:15

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Kildare woman, Orla Tinsley's campaign to raise organ donation awareness a success

As Orla Tinsley continues her recovery from a double lung transplant, her regular calls to the public to carry an organ donor card is bearing fruit according to a spokesperson for the Irish Kidney Association (IKA). ...

10 Jan 2018 at 13:38

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€40m in donations to McVerry Trust were diverted to cover debts and expenses, Prime Time reveals

Internal documents obtained by RTÉ Prime Time reporters from inside one of Ireland's largest housing and homelessness charities, the Peter McVerry Trust, have shown significant breaches of trust between it and ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:55

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Kildare man among four Maynooth students promoting organ donor awareness

Four students at the Maynooth University, who have all been touched by organ failure, are holding organ donor awareness activities at the campus during Organ Donor Awareness Week which is next week, March 31 ...

26 Mar 2018 at 11:56

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Kildare hurling club to host night at the dogs fundraiser

Eire Óg Corra Choill hurling club is hosting their annual Night at the Dogs on Saturday, December 2, at Newbridge Greyhound Stadium. The event will be a fundraiser for the club to improve facilities at ...

21 Nov 2017 at 13:58

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Blood donors urgently needed as highest number of blood units issued to hospitals in a decade

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) are urgently seeking an additional 2,000 blood donations over the next 4 weeks to support the national blood supply as most blood groups have fallen to under ...

08 Oct 2024 at 11:15

Local News

Organ Donor week starts in Kildare today

Kildare’s All-Ireland ladies champions joined Martin Heydon TD and local Irish Kidney Association members recently to launch Organ Donor Awareness week at Hawkfield. Organ Donor Awareness Week 2017 ...

01 Apr 2017 at 13:00

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