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# Irish Kidney Association

This year
2023
'For all of my 20s I've been on dialysis, so I'd just take anything at this stage'
Matthew McNeive has been waiting almost five years for a new kidney.
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May 27th 2023, 2:36 PM
Last year
2022
'People are thinking of her every day': How organ donation was a 'huge solace' for one Mayo family
The Irish Kidney Association is encouraging people to have conversations with family if they want to be a donor.
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Apr 30th 2022, 6:30 AM
All time
Irish Kidney Association calls for clarity after transplant postponed over ICU capacity issues
The association said it hopes this was an isolated incident
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Nov 22nd 2021, 6:37 PM
Covid-19 impacting patients' kidneys with many ending up needing dialysis
Irish authorities were ahead of the curve and got extra kidney treatment equipment and supplies after the disease outbreak in northern Italy.
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May 3rd 2020, 6:45 AM
Opt-out organ donation plan accused of 'misleading the public'
The plans will be debated at the Oireachtas Health Committee today.
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Oct 16th 2019, 9:21 AM
'It's like winning the Lotto': Ireland's oldest living transplant recipient marks 46th year of organ donation
Christy McLoughlin was just 21 when he had a successful kidney transplant.
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Apr 5th 2019, 10:32 PM
More than 5,000 requests for organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley documentary
On a typical day, the Irish Kidney Association would receive 20 to 50 requests for organ donor cards.
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Sep 20th 2018, 8:50 PM
'A life-altering experience': Three kidney donations have united these Cork grandfathers in friendship
Organ Donor Awareness Week takes place until 7 April.
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Mar 30th 2018, 12:02 PM
Michael has had three transplants and is helping other patients come to terms with kidney failure
The former Dublin hurler is also receiving treatment for skin cancer.
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Jan 13th 2018, 6:30 PM
'People have clearly been inspired': There have been 1,400 organ donor cards requested in the past fortnight
An IKA spokesperson said that this was six to seven times more than the usual amount for this period.
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Jan 7th 2018, 4:00 PM
'Helen didn’t have a peaceful death, she wanted to live so much'
Helen Taylor died while waiting for a double lung transplant in 2014.
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Apr 2nd 2017, 7:00 PM
"Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground" - a donor's kindness has given this girl her life back
Laura Dolan had been suffering from a series of liver ailments for six years prior to her transplant in September 2015.
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Apr 2nd 2016, 7:45 AM
Concern over 'significant decline' in kidney transplants from living donors
Almost 2,000 people in Ireland are on dialysis.
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Jan 3rd 2016, 5:17 PM
Alan's family decided to donate his organs after seeing a recipient on TV
Alan Sweeney McBride from Westport was involved in a road traffic accident in Sligo – his organs went on to save six others.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 6:03 AM
'Me and my wife took part in a kidney swap arrangement and I would do it again'
Husband and wife Karen and Patrick Bradley travelled to Coventry
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Apr 2nd 2015, 12:45 PM
'Our little boy always wanted to be a superhero and he became one in death'
Ben Canty died aged just six years old. His organs were donated to five other people.
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Apr 1st 2015, 6:03 AM
'Organ donor cards don't work anymore, we need a new approach'
The IKA wants a registry system to be introduced.
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Dec 8th 2014, 7:15 AM
Record number of organ transplants in Ireland last year
That’s despite the number of deceased donors being the same as 10 years ago.
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Mar 26th 2014, 2:04 PM
Group of Meath students come up with plan to save lives
The students will have their project implemented during organ donation week.
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Mar 22nd 2014, 9:00 AM
Meet the people beginning a new life in 2014 thanks to organ transplants
2013 was a record year for organ transplants in Ireland – here are the stories of two people who have a new lease of life in 2014 thanks to the generosity of others.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 8:15 PM
Govt doing "bare minimum" to fix organ donation rates, says CEO
The head of the Irish Kidney Assocation says James Reilly “hasn’t been good enough” on organ donation.
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Nov 16th 2013, 7:30 AM
Waterford minors to promote organ donation in All-Ireland Final
The Deise players will all be displaying the Organ Donor E-card with one of their selectors himself a living kidney donor.
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Sep 7th 2013, 5:10 PM
"Legislature should not be excluded from transplant debate" - Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin accused the Government of trying to “dominate who debates what” in the Oireachtas.
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Aug 15th 2013, 10:20 AM
The Seanad is coming back on 20 August to debate transplant legislation
Minister for Health James Reilly had best not book any holidays…
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Aug 9th 2013, 11:51 AM
Irish Kidney Association calls Government organ donation plans 'a waste of time'
Earlier this week Health Minister James Reilly began a consultation process to decide on whether organ donation should be made an ‘opt-out’ system.
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Jul 24th 2013, 12:00 PM
Poll: Should Ireland introduce an 'opt-out' service for organ donation?
A new system is being consider where it will be assumed that everyone has given their consent to donate their organs after death.
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Jul 22nd 2013, 9:48 AM
Poll: Do you plan to donate your organs after death?
“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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Mar 30th 2013, 12:40 PM
Organ Donor Awareness Week hopes to reverse drop in donations
The awareness campaign, which kicks off today, follows a year in which organ donations dropped by 17 per cent.
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Mar 30th 2013, 8:00 AM
Poll: Should Ireland move to an 'opt out' system for organ donation?
Organ donations fell by 17 per cent last year, amid continuing calls for a change to Ireland’s management of it.
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Mar 26th 2013, 12:05 PM
Organ donation fell 17 per cent last year - IKA
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.
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Mar 26th 2013, 9:53 AM
Irish Kidney Association calls for increased infrastructure for organ donation
The IKA said the proposed name change for the consent form will not necessarily increase our currant rate of donation.
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Mar 25th 2013, 6:59 PM
Joe Brolly: 'I would donate a kidney again tomorrow if I could'
The Derry star is recovering from a failed kidney donation and believes more Irish people need to volunteer as donors.
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Nov 13th 2012, 2:40 PM
Facebook organ donor registration could be extended to Irish users
The Irish Kidney Association said that such a move would have “huge appeal” in spreading awareness of organ donation.
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May 2nd 2012, 7:00 AM
Calls for organ donor registry in Ireland
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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Mar 26th 2012, 9:26 PM
Carry an organ donor card... in your smartphone
As Organ Donor Awareness Week is launched, iPhone and Android users alerted to ECard option…
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Mar 26th 2012, 7:15 AM
Minister for Health to propose new 'opt-out' system for organ donation
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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Mar 28th 2011, 4:31 PM