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…
PRESS RELEASE 29th December 2021 IKA APPRAISAL OF PRELIMINARY END OF YEAR FIGURES FOR ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) acknowledges the kindness…
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…
The Irish Kidney Association is very disappointed to learn about a transplant operation not proceeding at the Mater Hospital, earlier this month, due to the lack of an ICU bed.…
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…
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…
The Irish Kidney Association welcomes the HSE's announcement of end of year figures for 2020 on organ donation and transplantation and pays tribute to organ donors and the dedication of…
The Irish Kidney Association's 1st virtual and 35th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for organ donors, will be broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Radio One Extra on Sunday,…
A group of Kilkenny runners have pledged to run 5 kilometres every day throughout November, starting on All Saints’ Day, to honour the memory of the deceased father of one…
