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Kilkenny urged to light up in green for Organ Donor Awareness Week

The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) looks forward to celebrating the annual Organ Donor Awareness Week 2021 with many public sites around the country being lit up in green from Saturday, March 27 until Saturday, April 3, 2021. Whilst many things have ...

21 Mar 2021 at 11:39

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'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 with the HSE’s Organ ...

16 May 2023 at 15:58

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 over ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:43

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Kilkenny man's vintage tractor trek around Ireland to raise donor awareness

An epic journey of 1,500km around Ireland on a 1955 Ferguson 20 tractor will set off from Kilkenny Castle this Saturday. The challenge being taken on by local man Paul Palmer is to drive his tractor to all 32 counties on the island of ...

25 Jul 2018 at 13:46

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Kilkenny sergeant's parting gift saves three lives

Three people’s lives were saved thanks to the decision of a Kilkenny-based army sergeant to donate his organs when he passed away. Sergeant Pat Cassidy , who was stationed in Kilkenny and lived in Paulstown with his family, passed ...

03 Apr 2019 at 15:51

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Local man sets off from Kilkenny Castle on 32-county vintage tractor run for organ donor awareness

The Mayor of Kilkenny, Cllr. Peter Cleere and European Transplant Games medallist Emma O’Sullivan from Ballyragget were among a large gathering of supporters who turned up at Kilkenny Castle on Saturday (28th July) to mark the ...

29 Jul 2018 at 12:22

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