Organ Donation and Transplantation Preliminary Figures 2025

Statement by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) 29th December, 2025 IKA calls for Urgent Investment in Organ Donation and Transplantation infrastructure and Kidney Disease Prevention as Transplant Numbers Decline Preliminary…

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Father gets to spend Christmas Day with children thanks to kidney transplant

PRESS RELEASE                                                                   22 December 2025 Father gets to spend Christmas Day with children thanks to kidney transplant This Christmas will be a profoundly different one for a young family in…

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Stephen Rubotham

Stephen Rubotham, from Co. Kildare, is running the Dublin Marathon in honour of his wife, whose bravery and resilience continue to inspire all who know her. Diagnosed with polycystic kidney…

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40th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving

On Saturday, 27th September, the Irish Kidney Association hosted its 40th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, drawing a congregation of approximately 1,500 people from across Ireland and overseas to…

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From Iconic Photo At Temple Street To Lifelong Friendship – Michaela Catches Up With Former Rugby Player Brian O’driscoll At IKA’s Support Centre

As she looks ahead to her 21st birthday this December, Michaela Morley, a kidney transplant recipient from Co. Mayo, recently reunited with rugby legend, Brian O'Driscoll, who lit up her…

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Kevin Kilbride

Kevin Kilbride, from Co. Longford, in running the Dublin Marathon in memory of his father who passed away in 2024. Kevin's father, Joe, was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in…

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Robbie England

Robbie England, from Co. Kildare, was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2005 at the age of 20. After his kidney function declined, he began dialysis in 2019, and underwent…

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