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Donegal Life

POLL: Organ donation - should Ireland adopt an automatic consent system?

Many Donegal people are only with us today because of the gift of life that organ donation gives. And with advances in medicine leading to an ever growing number of successful transplant operations, the need for organ donation has never been higher. ...

21 May 2020 at 10:58

National News

National: Organ donations from deceased patients in decline

The percentage of deceased patients becoming organ donors has fallen, according to the latest annual report, regarding 2021, from the National ICU Audit. In that year, 103 patients were diagnosed with brain death, with only 50 of those deceased ...

08 Nov 2023 at 10:30

Local News

250 organ transplants carried out in Ireland in 2022

Some 250 organ transplants took place in Ireland in 2022. The figure includes kidney transplants from 33 living donors. Across the three national transplant centres, 163 kidney, 10 heart, 18 lung, 51 liver and 8 pancreas transplants were ...

29 Dec 2022 at 12:58

GAA/LGFA

Mulroy College's GAA jerseys means Joe Brolly will visit the Milford school

Joe Brolly looks like he will be on his way to Milford soon, having accepted an invitation from Mulroy College to visit the school. Mulroy's GAA jerseys will advertise 'Opt For Life' - an organisation set up to promote organ donation. ...

24 Feb 2022 at 22:53

National News

DUP comes under mounting pressure to drop Assembly veto to let organ donor law pass

The DUP is facing mounting calls to drop its block on the Stormont Assembly sitting so that a stalled organ donation law can be implemented in Northern Ireland. The planned law, named after six-year-old Belfast boy Daithi MacGabhann, ...

10 Feb 2023 at 11:47

Northern Ireland

Hundreds attend funeral of boxer John Cooney who died after title bout

The family of boxer John Cooney, who died following a title fight in Belfast, have described him as their “champion”, who was full of energy, laughter and love. The 28-year-old from Galway, died a week after suffering an injury in ...

14 Feb 2025 at 17:58

Glenties MD

Wife who donated kidney to husband says it’s a life-changing gift

Standing on the sideline watching their children on a football field would have seemed like a dream for one Glenties couple a decade ago but today that dream has become a reality as a result of the life-changing gift of organ ...

26 May 2023 at 10:54

National News

'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 ...

16 May 2023 at 15:58

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 ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:40

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

National News

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. ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:43

National News

Families of children waiting for heart transplant appeal for donors

The families of five children waiting for a heart transplant have joined together to ask people to consider becoming organ donors. Since the pandemic the number of available organs has dropped, leading to ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:19

Local News

190 organ transplants were performed in Ireland in 2020

Figures released this afternoon show that 190 organ transplants were performed in Ireland in 2020. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said: “Organ donation is among the most selfless gifts we can give ...

31 Dec 2020 at 15:30

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