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Kidney Donor Father Celebrates 1st School Day for Transplant Son
The first day of school is a milestone that carries emotions for every family, but for one family in Cork, this day held particular significance. Jessica Stone was filled with joy as she watched her five-year-old son Zack walk hand…
Nearly Half of All Driving Licence Applicants Have Consented to Organ Donation
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is supporting the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) in encouraging road users to register as organ donors (should they so wish) ahead of this year’s Organ Donor Awareness Week, taking place from 20-27 May. Since its…
Health Minister announces Organ Donor Awareness Week 2023 (20-27 May)
Ireland has made huge strides in organ donation and transplantation since it began here 60 years ago when the first kidney transplant was performed. The official launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2023 (20-27 May) by the Minister for Health…
Transplant Team Gears Up To Go Down Under For 2023 World Transplant Games
Fourteen Irish transplant recipients will travel to Perth, Australia next month to represent Ireland at the World Transplant Games (15-21April). This follows a four-year hiatus for the biennial World Transplant Games, as the previous event planned for 2021 had to…
Kidney Health And Heart Health Go Hand In Hand
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) and the National Renal Office (NRO), together with the Irish Heart Foundation and Croí Heart and Stroke Charity, are joining forces for a campaign to raise awareness about the close link between Heart Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease. This campaign will mark World Kidney Day which…
IKA Appraisal of Preliminary End of Year Figures for Organ Donation and Transplantation
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The Late Late Show’s Christmas Miracle
Just five weeks after receiving her kidney transplant in October, made possible by the selflessness of the family of a deceased donor, an emergency nurse saved the life of her five-year-old neighbour. The story which was shared on RTÉ’s Late…
Press Statement on the Human Tissue Bill, Organ Donation for Transplantation
Family consent still required under proposed new legislation. The Irish Kidney Association has been raising awareness of organ donation for transplantation for over 40 years now and is part-funded by the HSE to issue organ donor cards nationally and run…
Army Couple About To Embark On Kiliminjaro Climb For Charity
Army Sergeant Lavinia Connell, from Glynwood, Athlone, along with her partner, Company Sergeant Jason Hassett, from Boherlahan in Tipperary, are hoping their army training will stand to them as they get ready to climb the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, Mount…
IKA Welcomes Research Award for Patients With Rare Kidney Disease
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) is delighted to have been awarded a major grant from the HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme towards research into ‘patient reported outcomes’ for patients with rare kidney diseases, referred to as Glomerular Disease (GD). It states…
Statement on the need for reliable affordable electricity supply for Home Dialysis patients
Irish Kidney Association statement on the need for reliable affordable electricity supply for Home Dialysis patients 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…