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# irish-kidney-association - Saturday 30 March, 2013

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Poll: Do you plan to donate your organs after death?

30/03/13 9,475 Views 130 Comments

“Wide swings” in donation activity have been observed in Ireland, so we’d like to ask: do you plan to donate your organs after you pass away?

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Organ Donor Awareness Week hopes to reverse drop in donations

30/03/13 3,302 Views 13 Comments

The awareness campaign, which kicks off today, follows a year in which organ donations dropped by 17 per cent.

# irish-kidney-association - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

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Poll: Should Ireland move to an ‘opt out’ system for organ donation?

26/03/13 12,224 Views 154 Comments

Organ donations fell by 17 per cent last year, amid continuing calls for a change to Ireland’s management of it.

Organ Donation

Organ donation fell 17 per cent last year – IKA

26/03/13 2,665 Views 13 Comments

The Chief Executive of the IKA said no other European country experienced Ireland’s “wide swings” in donor activity – and that Ireland required infrastructure and funding to stabilise donation behaviour.

# irish-kidney-association - Monday 25 March, 2013

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Irish Kidney Association calls for increased infrastructure for organ donation

25/03/13 3,870 Views 37 Comments

The IKA said the proposed name change for the consent form will not necessarily increase our currant rate of donation.

# irish-kidney-association - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

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Joe Brolly: ‘I would donate a kidney again tomorrow if I could’

13/11/12 5,091 Views 14 Comments

The Derry star is recovering from a failed kidney donation and believes more Irish people need to volunteer as donors.

# irish-kidney-association - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

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Facebook organ donor registration could be extended to Irish users

02/05/12 1,933 Views 20 Comments

The Irish Kidney Association said that such a move would have “huge appeal” in spreading awareness of organ donation.

# irish-kidney-association - Monday 26 March, 2012

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Calls for organ donor registry in Ireland

26/03/12 3,330 Views 14 Comments

At the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2012, the Health Minister said 2011 was a record year for organ donation in Ireland.

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Carry an organ donor card… in your smartphone

26/03/12 6,033 Views 28 Comments

As Organ Donor Awareness Week is launched, iPhone and Android users alerted to ECard option…

# irish-kidney-association - Monday 28 March, 2011

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Minister for Health to propose new ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation

28/03/11 1,603 Views 15 Comments

New proposals being drafted would that mean a person’s organs would automatically be donated unless they specifically requested to opt out of the system.

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