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# Kidney transplant

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# Organ Donation
Remember Myles? A kidney transplant has changed his life
‘Ordinary people get to do extraordinary things.’
# Organ Donation
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.
# Get Well Soon
Former Newcastle and Man United great Cole undergoes kidney transplant
The 45-year-old suffered kidney failure in June 2014.
Voices
'I only had six hours to live if I didn’t start pulling through'
Since 1992, Stephen has had three separate kidney transplants – one of which was a live donation from his sister.
# former hurler
Michael has survived cancer and a heart bypass, now he's waiting for his third kidney
The former Dublin hurler has set up a support service for people dealing with renal failure.
# Organ Donation
Concern over 'significant decline' in kidney transplants from living donors
Almost 2,000 people in Ireland are on dialysis.
# Perfect match
Woman gives stranger her kidney, ends up getting engaged to him
It’s like something right out of a movie.
# Kidney transplant
10 years of life-changing transplants marked by Temple Street
The hospital is marking 10 years of performing kidney transplants, and said that last year was the busiest year ever for the transplants.
# appeal
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.
# sad news
Brolly's kidney transplant to friend Finnegan fails due to medical complications
The RTE pundit has received news that his donation has not been received successfully.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
Your evening round-up of the day’s main news…
Voices
Column: The day I received a kidney transplant
After two and a half years on dialysis, Regina Hennelly got the call to say a donor had been found. Here she describes what it felt like.