We are pleased to announce that the Irish Kidney Association is accepting applications as part of the HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2022. The Irish Kidney Association is a member of…
The Waterford Branch of the IKA is delighted to announce that the newly renovated apartments in Riverstown, Tramore received our first guests of the season on Saturday July 3rd. The…
Throughout the Summer the HSE will be running a number of Living Well courses aimed at helping patients self-manage their long term health conditions. Here is some information on the…
The Irish Kidney Association fully supports a new research project being led by Clodagh Cogley, as part of a research PhD in University College Dublin. If you meet the criteria…
The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has published a statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: Recently, multiple studies have been published examining the response to SARS-CoV-…
You may be aware of the temporary pause in the vaccination programme for AstraZeneca. This recommendation has been made following a report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency of four new…
COVID-19 vaccinations to begin for kidney patients in Group 4 next week (w/c 8th March) The Irish Kidney Association’s Chief Executive Carol Moore had an online meeting yesterday (3rd March,…
STATEMENT 23rd February 2021 The Irish Kidney Association welcomes the government’s announcement (on 23 Feb. 2021) of changes to the Covid-19 vaccine allocation priority list. Moving all organ transplant recipients…
COVID Vaccination Campaign Update As we are a charity led by kidney patients, we have access to a wide range of data on kidney conditions both in Ireland and abroad.…
Dear member, We would like to acknowledge that 2021 has gotten off to a very tough start for many of you. We have seen a dramatic resurgence of the virus…
