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# organ-donor - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
'It doesn't have to be a morbid conversation': Mother of infant organ donor makes public appeal
Rebecca Maher’s daughter died at just eight months old, but was able to give a new life to someone waiting on a kidney transplant.
# organ-donor - Saturday 3 November, 2018
Organ donors who are stay at home parents may get their childcare expenses reimbursed
Currently, donors can get accomodation, travel and wages reimbursed up to €16,000.
# organ-donor - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
'Mam gave three people a second chance': Family of deceased organ donor urge people to discuss donation
Shane Moloney spoke about his mother’s organ donation at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness week today.
# organ-donor - Friday 29 December, 2017
'The most selfless gift': A record number of organ donations were carried out in 2017
This included 51 kidneys from living donors.
# organ-donor - Saturday 4 November, 2017
'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
In September, he was diagnosed IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) a rare and incurable lung condition.
# organ-donor - Tuesday 9 May, 2017
'A woman has our daughter's lungs and four boys have the rest of her organs'
Nevaeh Gale-Spollen was just weeks away from her 10th brithday when she died from a brain haemorrhage.
# organ-donor - Friday 7 April, 2017
'A part of me is with him!': Wexford father donates kidney to ailing son
Graham Bright had just begun a new job in when he ended up in St Vincent’s Hospital with end-stage kidney failure.
# organ-donor - Sunday 2 April, 2017
'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.
# organ-donor - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
'New lease of life': Seriously ill Meath boy doing well after uncle donates kidney
The father of Myles Jordan said that the boy is doing incredibly well after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant.
# organ-donor - Friday 18 November, 2016
Dozens of Indians call hospital to donate kidneys to foreign minister
Sushma Swaraj is being treated for kidney failure.
# organ-donor - Sunday 3 April, 2016
Why Myles needs a kidney
Myles was born with a rare disorder, requiring the eventual removal of both of his kidneys.
# organ-donor - Wednesday 27 January, 2016
15-year-old recounts the double lung transplant operation that saved his life
15-year-old Dean O’Connor was rushed to Newcastle on Christmas Eve for the life-changing operation.
# organ-donor - Monday 14 December, 2015
Tinder encouraging users to swipe to donate their organs
The NHS has teamed up with the dating app for an organ donor campaign.
# organ-donor - Thursday 23 April, 2015
A baby who lived just 100 minutes has become the world's youngest organ donor
Teddy Houlston’s organs were used to save an adult from renal failure.
# organ-donor - Sunday 13 July, 2014
'I am alive because somebody decided to be an organ donor, a hero, my hero'
Recipients of organs thank their donors in music video.
# organ-donor - Saturday 22 March, 2014
Group of Meath students come up with plan to save lives
The students will have their project implemented during organ donation week.
# organ-donor - Thursday 21 November, 2013
Family's joy as heart transplant dad could be home for Christmas
Shane O’Connell is currently in intensive care, and it is hoped he will get to be back in Kerry for Christmas Day.
# organ-donor - Saturday 7 September, 2013
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.
# organ-donor - Wednesday 24 July, 2013
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.
# organ-donor - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
Facebook campaigns have the power to 'dramatically boost' organ donation
A campaign in the US last year resulted in a 21-fold increase in registration.
# organ-donor - Saturday 30 March, 2013
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?
# organ-donor - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
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.
# organ-donor - Monday 26 March, 2012
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.
Carry an organ donor card... in your smartphone
As Organ Donor Awareness Week is launched, iPhone and Android users alerted to ECard option…
# organ-donor - Sunday 5 February, 2012
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Your evening round-up of the day’s main news…
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.
# organ-donor - Friday 4 February, 2011
Pope's donor card 'invalid' because the Vatican owns his body
Despite carrying an organ donor card, Benedict will not be able to donate his organs after his death because they are the property of “the entire church”.
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