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03Apr/18

Tipperary people attend launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018 – Tipperary Star

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Tipperary Star

Tipperary people attend launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018
Tipperary Star
A large gathering of people involved in organ donation and transplantation attended the official launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2018 last week. The annual life-saving awareness campaign is organised by the Irish Kidney Association and supported …
Firefighter’s brave decision to donate his kidney saved his brother’s lifeEvening Echo Cork
New lungs mean a new life for a Kansas newlywedThe Rushville Republican

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03Apr/18

‘I donated half my liver to save my sister’s life – I’d do it again’ – Independent.ie

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‘I donated half my liver to save my sister’s life – I’d do it again’
Independent.ie
“But many people die waiting for an organ and a big challenge is simply making people aware of how the organ donation process works.” With his 12-day run, which kicked off on Saturday, he’s hoping to encourage 1,000 people to become organ donors – you …
02Apr/18

Firefighter’s kidney saves brother’s life | Irish Examiner – Irish Examiner

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Firefighter’s kidney saves brother’s life | Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner
A fourth-generation firefighter gave his older brother one of his kidneys after a virus left his older sibling with irreversible kidney damage. Cork based fireman Ger Dolan with his brother Jimmy who received a kidney from Ger. Ger Dolan, 27, did not …

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31Mar/18

From mum with love: Irish woman who donated a kidney to her sick son – Independent.ie

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From mum with love: Irish woman who donated a kidney to her sick son
Independent.ie
“Every mile, I dropped a bit of the baggage — the dialysis, the sickness, the worry. While that run gave me closure, I also wanted to show that it could be done with just one kidney,” she says. “’Thank you’ just doesn’t seem to be enough for …
30Mar/18

The miracle of organ donation changes lives – New Ross Standard

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The miracle of organ donation changes lives
New Ross Standard
Throughout the week, the Association’s volunteers will be out on the streets, and in shopping centres throughout the country, distributing organ donor cards while selling ‘forget-me-not-flower’ emblems, brooches, pens and shopping trolley discs. All …
Limerick man organises Easter Sunday truck and tractor run in memory of late brotherLimerick Leader
Donegal woman tells of her delight at making life changing organ donation to her dadDonegal Democrat
Westmeath Woman Gets Kidney Donation From Sister-In-LawMidlands103
Kfm Radio –Irish Medical News
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30Mar/18

Broadcaster Claire Byrne fronts IKA organ donor awareness week – Sligo Champion

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Broadcaster Claire Byrne fronts IKA organ donor awareness week
Sligo Champion
Claire Byrne is the new ambassador for the Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness campaign 2018. The Irish Kidney Association, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, said Byrne had taken up the voluntary role of ambassador for 2018 …