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Statement on delays in relation to publishing the Human Tissues Bill
Dialysis treatment is a part-time life support system which cannot be avoided when people have end stage kidney failure. As a consequence of the spiralling energy costs we are hearing of families having to make hard choices in relation to…
Board and Branch Election Announcements
We are both happy and sad to announce the retirement of our long-standing board members, Officers, and friends, Colin Mackenzie (Dublin North, National Honorary Chairperson), and John Whelan (Dublin East & Wicklow, National Honorary Secretary). We are grateful to both…
4-Year-Old Enjoys Family Break Away With Her Kidney Donor Father On Father’s Day.
Four-year-old girl Ally Whitston is enjoying a new lease of life thanks to her father David (35) who came to her rescue in March this year by donating a kidney to her. Parents Michelle and David, are now looking forward…
HSE Second Booster Information (April 2022)
A second booster vaccine is now recommended for some people who are at higher risk from serious COVID-19 illness. If you are over 12 with a weak immune system, your second booster should be your fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.…
Organ Donor Awareness 2022 – Media Stories
We are looking for impactful health stories to share as part of our media campaigns to increase Organ Donor Awareness. Our current interest is Organ Donor Awareness Week 2022 (April 23rd – 30th) but there is an option for you…
EKPF & EKHA Open Letter on Support For Ukrainian Kidney Patients
The Irish Kidney Association supports a call by the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and the European Kidney Patients’ Federation (EKPF) for protection of Chronic Kidney Disease patients in the wake of the escalating conflict in Ukraine. You can read…
STATEMENT ON NPHET’S RECOMMENDATION FOR REMOVAL OF MASK WEARING MANDATE
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) refers to yesterday’s recommendation by NPHET to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to remove a mask wearing mandate from most settings/ with just a few exceptions. The Irish Kidney Association is concerned that there…
COVID-19 Booster Update for Immunocompromised Patients
The information below is taken directly from a HSE Partner Pack sent to the Irish Kidney Association this morning. COVID-19 booster for people with weak immune systems: People who have a weak immune system, also called immunocompromised, can now get…
GALWAY COUPLE KICK OFF NEW YEAR IN CROSS BORDER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SWAP
A Galway couple is celebrating a successful cross border four-way kidney transplant swap which took place on 4th January 2022. Eoin Madden from Kiltullagh in County Galway is now enjoying a newly transplanted kidney which he received from a stranger…
Minister for Health announces updates to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
Department of Health Press Release – 8 December 2021. The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has accepted new recommendations in relation to Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The recommendations were made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to the…