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Fundraising
Fundraising keeps vital, free supports like counselling, patient holidays and information available for kidney patients and their families across Ireland.
Organ Donation
Organ donation is the Gift of Life. Share your wishes with your family so they are not left in doubt.
Get Involved
Volunteering with the IKA helps support kidney patients and families locally, raises awareness, and shows people living with kidney disease they are not alone.
Education
Education helps people understand kidney disease, treatment and organ donation, empowering patients, families and the public to make informed, confident decisions about their health.
Support Magazine
SUPPORT magazine keeps kidney patients and families informed, connected and encouraged, sharing real stories, updates, services and practical information from the Irish Kidney Association.
How to get involved
There are many simple, meaningful ways to support kidney patients and families. You can get involved by fundraising, volunteering, becoming a member, or making a donation to help us provide vital services for kidney patients and their families.
Volunteering
Volunteering with the IKA helps support kidney patients and families locally, raises awareness, and shows people living with kidney disease they are not alone.
Fundraising
Fundraising keeps vital, free supports like counselling, patient holidays and information available for kidney patients and their families across Ireland.
Membership
Members get full access to our free patient services, can connect with others through their local branch, and receive important updates by email and through our SUPPORT magazine.
Make a contribution
Making a contribution helps fund free supports like counselling, patient holidays and information, directly improving life for kidney patients and their families across Ireland.
who we are
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) is a registered national charitable voluntary organisation founded in 1978. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of people living with or affected by end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). These needs are spread across all aspects of life – medical, social, economic, and psychological. The profile of the kidney patient ranges from early life to the elderly who are undergoing various methods of treatment, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or CAPD and patients who have received a kidney transplant.
The IKA is an organisation for patients and their families which is led by patients and their families.
The IKA also promotes organ donation.
latest news
Stay up to date with our latest news, events, and patient stories.
Father And Son Mark 10th Anniversary Of Life-saving Kidney Transplant With Fundraiser For Support Centre
As Father’s Day approaches, a Co. Monaghan father and son are celebrating a milestone that means more to them than…
Donegal Duo Cycling 567km from Malin to Mizen and Back Again for Charity
Donegal Duo Cycling 567km from Malin to Mizen and Back Again for Charity Two Donegal men set out today on…
A Movement of Hope – 100+ Women Unite for IKA in VHI Marathon
A Movement of Hope – 100+ Women Unite for IKA in VHI Marathon More than 100 women from 22 counties…