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Offaly native's late wife's donated organs helped three people lives

TULLAMORE native Noel Farrell's wife Celia, a retired nurse, passed away after a fall outside their Clonee home in August 2013 just hours before they were to go out for a meal to celebrate their 39th wedding anniversary. Noel, on knowing that Celia ...

21 Apr 2022 at 14:06

Midland Tribune

Offaly sisters count their blessings thanks to organ donation

Three sisters from County Offaly with a hereditary kidney condition called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) are enjoying the benefit of successful transplantation thanks to the gift of organ donation. One of the three sisters has undergone two ...

19 Apr 2022 at 13:28

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly native's late wife's donated organs helped three people

20 Apr 2022 at 18:00

Covid-19 impact on organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

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Fall in organ transplant rates revealed as Donor Awareness Week is launched

There are around 600 people on waiting lists for organ transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas at any one time, as the number of transplants reduce due to challenges presented by Covid-19. This fall has been seen ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:43

National News

Organ donor campaign urges Irish public to 'share your wishes' with family

A campaign encouraging the public to know their family's wishes in regards to organ donation has been launched ahead of a week of awareness. Organ donor families and grateful transplant recipients across Ireland are backing the ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:40

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ORGAN DONOR WEEK: Offaly farmer in buoyant form after life saving double lung transplant

It was in the early autumn of 2021 during the height of Covid that Ciaran McDonald underwent a life saving double lung transplant at the age of 58. He runs a busy dairy farm in Ballycumber, Co Offaly. Married to Teresa, two of ...

21 May 2023 at 18:19

National News

'Leave no doubt' - Donnelly urges Irish people to discuss organ donation with loved ones

The Minister for Health is urging people across Ireland to discuss organ donation with loved ones. The call comes ahead of Organ Donor Awareness Week, which is organised by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) in association ...

16 May 2023 at 15:58

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ORGAN DONOR WEEK: Offaly farmer in buoyant form after life saving double lung transplant

25 May 2023 at 11:54

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ORGAN DONOR WEEK: Offaly farmer in buoyant form after life saving double lung transplant

21 May 2023 at 09:51

Offaly Life

Offaly man's incredible lung transplant story told to mark Organ Donor Awareness Week

A Tullamore man will tell his incredible health story at the Mansion House, Dublin for national launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week on Tuesday. Val Kennedy will share the story of his own lung transplant story that ...

29 Mar 2018 at 10:25

National News

€40m in donations to McVerry Trust were diverted to cover debts and expenses, Prime Time reveals

Internal documents obtained by RTÉ Prime Time reporters from inside one of Ireland's largest housing and homelessness charities, the Peter McVerry Trust, have shown significant breaches of trust between it and ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:55

National News

Blood donors urgently needed as highest number of blood units issued to hospitals in a decade

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) are urgently seeking an additional 2,000 blood donations over the next 4 weeks to support the national blood supply as most blood groups have fallen to under three ...

08 Oct 2024 at 11:15

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