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# Irish Kidney Association

Last year
2023
'For all of my 20s I've been on dialysis, so I'd just take anything at this stage'
27 May 2023
23.8k
6
All time
'People are thinking of her every day': How organ donation was a 'huge solace' for one Mayo family
30 Apr 2022
17.1k
3
Irish Kidney Association calls for clarity after transplant postponed over ICU capacity issues
22 Nov 2021
14.7k
10
Covid-19 impacting patients' kidneys with many ending up needing dialysis
3 May 2020
32.3k
29
Opt-out organ donation plan accused of 'misleading the public'
16 Oct 2019
16.7k
92
'It's like winning the Lotto': Ireland's oldest living transplant recipient marks 46th year of organ donation
5 Apr 2019
27.7k
9
More than 5,000 requests for organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley documentary
20 Sep 2018
17.5k
13
'A life-altering experience': Three kidney donations have united these Cork grandfathers in friendship
30 Mar 2018
9.4k
4
Michael has had three transplants and is helping other patients come to terms with kidney failure
13 Jan 2018
16.5k
9
'People have clearly been inspired': There have been 1,400 organ donor cards requested in the past fortnight
7 Jan 2018
13.0k
31
'Helen didn’t have a peaceful death, she wanted to live so much'
2 Apr 2017
37.4k
14
"Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground" - a donor's kindness has given this girl her life back
2 Apr 2016
28.9k
34
Concern over 'significant decline' in kidney transplants from living donors
3 Jan 2016
15.1k
244
Alan's family decided to donate his organs after seeing a recipient on TV
3 Apr 2015
22.4k
12
'Me and my wife took part in a kidney swap arrangement and I would do it again'
2 Apr 2015
20.1k
11
'Our little boy always wanted to be a superhero and he became one in death'
1 Apr 2015
30.2k
17
'Organ donor cards don't work anymore, we need a new approach'
8 Dec 2014
9.8k
59
Record number of organ transplants in Ireland last year
26 Mar 2014
5.5k
11
Group of Meath students come up with plan to save lives
22 Mar 2014
10.7k
5
Meet the people beginning a new life in 2014 thanks to organ transplants
2 Jan 2014
19.9k
19
Govt doing "bare minimum" to fix organ donation rates, says CEO
16 Nov 2013
3.6k
56
Waterford minors to promote organ donation in All-Ireland Final
7 Sep 2013
7.6k
10
"Legislature should not be excluded from transplant debate" - Micheál Martin
15 Aug 2013
3.6k
40
The Seanad is coming back on 20 August to debate transplant legislation
9 Aug 2013
3.7k
13
Irish Kidney Association calls Government organ donation plans 'a waste of time'
24 Jul 2013
6.8k
26
Poll: Should Ireland introduce an 'opt-out' service for organ donation?
22 Jul 2013
12.2k
194
Poll: Do you plan to donate your organs after death?
30 Mar 2013
9.9k
130
Organ Donor Awareness Week hopes to reverse drop in donations
30 Mar 2013
3.6k
13
Poll: Should Ireland move to an 'opt out' system for organ donation?
26 Mar 2013
12.6k
154
Organ donation fell 17 per cent last year - IKA
26 Mar 2013
2.9k
13
Irish Kidney Association calls for increased infrastructure for organ donation
25 Mar 2013
4.3k
37
Joe Brolly: 'I would donate a kidney again tomorrow if I could'
13 Nov 2012
5.5k
14
Facebook organ donor registration could be extended to Irish users
2 May 2012
2.0k
20
Calls for organ donor registry in Ireland
26 Mar 2012
3.9k
13
Carry an organ donor card... in your smartphone
26 Mar 2012
9.9k
29
Minister for Health to propose new 'opt-out' system for organ donation
28 Mar 2011
1.8k