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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

National News

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

Inishowen MD

Family of the late Shane Toye from Carndonagh raise €16,000 for local charities

The proceeds raised from a St Patrick’s Day charity walk from Carndonagh to Malin town held in memory of 19-year-old Carndonagh man Shane Toye raised over €8,000 each for two local charities. The walk took place on Shane’s 20th anniversary ...

26 Apr 2024 at 15:16

Local News

President Higgins addresses the Irish Kidney Association Annual Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving

President Higgins joined people from all walks of life and beliefs in honouring organ donors, at the Irish Kidney Association's 35th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, today, Sunday 15 November. President Higgins is Patron of ...

15 Nov 2020 at 17:00

Features

Sister's generosity means new life for Donegal woman after transplant

Yvonne McFadden is approaching four months since the day that changed her life. On April 27th she was given a kidney during an operation at a hospital in England. The ten days she spent in the hospital and four weeks she spent in England ...

29 Aug 2017 at 16:01

Glenties MD

Falcarragh woman's pride in husband after five-day 240-kilometre charity cycle

A Falcarragh woman who received a life-saving transplant has expressed pride in her husband after he cycled a five-day 240-kilometre charity cycle for the Irish Kidney Association with a dialysis machine in tow. Peter Conboy from ...

06 Aug 2024 at 07:01

Local News

Donegal to light up green for Organ Donor Awareness Week

The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) looks forward to celebrating the annual Organ Donor Awareness Week 2021. To mark the event, many public sites around the country will light up in green from Saturday, March 27, until Saturday, ...

23 Mar 2021 at 09:00

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Large number of Donegal athletes to take part in Rathmullan duathlon in aid of Irish Kidney Association

A duathlon will be held in Rathmullan on Saturday 1st of April in aid of the Irish Kidney Association. Registration will take between 8:30am - 10am at Rathmullan Resource Centre - located beside the flagpole football pitch. ...

27 Mar 2017 at 17:47

Local News

Watch: Superb drone footage of popular Donegal New Year's Day Swim

The Dunree Dippers' New Year's Day charity swim was a great success. On a wonderful day, big numbers turned out to brave the cold water off Inishowen. €1000 was collected on the beach to be shared out between the RNLI and ...

01 Jan 2020 at 19:52

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