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#organ-donation

'I was studying to be a fitness coach when I needed a double lung transplant'

Jan 6th 2019, 5:28 PM 13,814 2

#CYSTIC FIBROSIS
'I got one lung, the girl got the other lung and the boy got the heart - but I'm the only survivor'

Nov 20th 2018, 5:36 PM 15,066 2

#VERA DWYER
Organ donors who are stay at home parents may get their childcare expenses reimbursed

Nov 3rd 2018, 5:30 AM 12,663 7

#ORGAN DONATION
More than 5,000 requests for organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley documentary

Sep 20th 2018, 8:50 PM 17,282 13

#WARRIOR
Remember Myles? A kidney transplant has changed his life

Mar 31st 2018, 7:15 AM 8,645 7

#ORGAN DONATION
Michael has had three transplants and is helping other patients come to terms with kidney failure

Jan 13th 2018, 6:30 PM 15,882 9

#ORGAN DONATION
'People have clearly been inspired': There have been 1,400 organ donor cards requested in the past fortnight

Jan 7th 2018, 4:00 PM 12,945 31

#ORGAN DONATION
'The most selfless gift': A record number of organ donations were carried out in 2017

Dec 29th 2017, 7:59 AM 5,772 18

#DONORS
'I have shiny new lungs' -Irish Cystic Fibrosis activist gets double lung transplant

Dec 26th 2017, 5:02 PM 22,934 25

#ORLA TINSLEY
'I looked death in the eyes and didn't like what I saw so I came back': Double lung transplant patient running the New York marathon

Nov 4th 2017, 7:30 AM 9,073 9

#ORGAN DONATION
Harris wants to bring in opt-out organ donation system next year

Aug 28th 2017, 4:04 PM 14,232 59

#TRANSPLANTS
Poll: Would you opt out of a system for organ donation?

Jul 11th 2017, 9:36 PM 28,020 106

#YOUR SAY
Meet the people who are on-call 24-7 to make sure organ transplants happen

Jun 11th 2017, 8:30 PM 29,781 11

#GIFT OF LIFE
'A woman has our daughter's lungs and four boys have the rest of her organs'

May 9th 2017, 6:08 AM 17,044 5

#GIFT OF LIFE
'You can’t take your organs with you': Harris to bring in opt-out system next year

May 8th 2017, 2:12 PM 27,865 101

#TRANSPLANTS
'He was given a beyond poor chance of survival - now he urgently needs a kidney'

Apr 8th 2017, 6:50 PM 12,464 7

#SAM
'A part of me is with him!': Wexford father donates kidney to ailing son

Apr 7th 2017, 9:52 PM 13,125 12

#ORGAN DONOR WEEK
'I feel more alive and can think clearly': Seven members of Donegal family undergo kidney transplants

Apr 6th 2017, 4:55 PM 18,022 3

#DONOR CARD
'After the transplant, I looked in the mirror and my eyes weren’t yellow anymore, they were white'

Apr 3rd 2017, 6:30 AM 19,742 11

#ORGAN DONATION
'Helen didn’t have a peaceful death, she wanted to live so much'

Apr 2nd 2017, 7:00 PM 36,360 13

#ORGAN DONATION
'A profound act of kindness': Doctor donates kidney to colleague

Apr 1st 2017, 12:11 PM 23,133 11

#ORGAN DONATION
Tributes paid after young Dublin boy dies while waiting for heart transplant

Feb 21st 2017, 10:07 PM 30,521 42

#GAVIN COYNE
Column: 'My mum was dying. Her heart was failing. She was bedridden until she got a new heart'

Feb 14th 2017, 6:15 AM 116 3

#VALENTINE'S DAY
'New lease of life': Seriously ill Meath boy doing well after uncle donates kidney

Dec 21st 2016, 6:45 AM 11,951 16

#MYLES
'By the time I got there, it was on the news and in the papers'

Aug 30th 2016, 8:18 PM 36,306 10

#DRUG TRAGEDY
Most people would donate an organ, but many haven't spoken to their family about it

May 5th 2016, 3:17 PM 6,288 35

#ORGAN DONATION
Why Myles needs a kidney

Apr 3rd 2016, 10:00 PM 23,273 17

#ORGAN DONOR
"Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground" - a donor's kindness has given this girl her life back

Apr 2nd 2016, 7:45 AM 27,351 34

#LIFESAVING
Video shows emotional moment teen awakes after surviving heart transplant

Jan 26th 2016, 11:00 AM 19,511 15

#ORGAN DONATION
Michael has survived cancer and a heart bypass, now he's waiting for his third kidney

Jan 17th 2016, 7:00 PM 26,291 18

#FORMER HURLER
Concern over 'significant decline' in kidney transplants from living donors

Jan 3rd 2016, 5:17 PM 14,833 278

#ORGAN DONATION
Tinder encouraging users to swipe to donate their organs

Dec 14th 2015, 2:25 PM 7,248 18

#NHS
Poll: Should Ireland have an opt out organ donation system like Wales?

Dec 1st 2015, 9:57 AM 16,541 106

#YOUR SAY
'Beaumont Hospital chiefs are playing Russian roulette with my life'

Jul 2nd 2015, 12:30 PM 196 51

#OPINION
This one family has undergone seven kidney transplants

Apr 11th 2015, 8:50 AM 10,678 8

#ORGAN DONATION
A mystery stomach pain led to a massive medical discovery for this teenager

Apr 4th 2015, 9:00 AM 33,340 5

#ORGAN DONATION
Today’s top stories in 6 seconds

Mar 30th 2015, 12:57 PM 7,839 0

#NEWS WRAP
18-week-old baby Jessica still has smiles for her family as she waits for a heart transplant

Mar 30th 2015, 6:10 AM 15,145 4

#ORGAN DONATION
Poll: Should organ donation be opt-out?

Mar 23rd 2015, 9:08 AM 17,696 99

#YOUR SAY
'Organ donor cards don't work anymore, we need a new approach'

Dec 8th 2014, 7:15 AM 9,554 59

#IRISH KIDNEY ASSOCIATION