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Mother’s Day Little Miracle
As Mother’s Day approaches on March 10th, a Cork woman’s journey from the depths of kidney disease diagnosis to the joy of motherhood culminates in a celebration of life, love, and the unwavering support and exceptional multidisciplinary care of medical…
The Dáil Passed The Human Tissue Bill Which Will Now Go To The President To Be Signed Into Law
The Dáil Passed The Human Tissue Bill On Wednesday, 21 February, Which Will Now Go To The President To Be Signed Into Law. Family Consent For Organ Donation Is Still Required Under New Legislation The Irish Kidney Association (IKA), a…
HSE patient feedback for National Genetics & Genomics Office
Invitation: to take part in a communications research project with Amárach Research for The National Genetics and Genomics Office. Aim: to better understand what patients who are referred to genetic and genomic services and their families need to know to…
Irish Kidney Association welcomes publication of year end donation and transplant figures.
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Help Us Light the IKA Christmas Tree of Hope 2023
Visit www.ika-new.mystagingwebsite.com/hope Join us and let your hope shine bright by dedicating a light on our virtual tree. Anyone is welcome to dedicate a light on our virtual tree and it is a lovely way for families, friends and our…
Music in Mind Programme for Young Kidney Patients
Are you a young person with end stage kidney disease who would like to have fun exploring your musical ability? The MIM programme, which has been made possible through the Government’s Creative Youth Nurture Fund, will provide a series of…
IKA Leads Oireachtas Briefing Session Highlighting CKD Challenges
‘Earlier intervention will reduce costs and deliver better health outcomes for the estimated 500,000 people with Chronic Kidney Disease in Ireland’. – Irish Kidney Association The Irish Kidney Association (IKA), led a briefing session with leading Health Care Professionals, hosted…
Awards Honour For Our Counsellor Aoife Smith
The 8th Annual Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) Conference was held over the weekend in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. At the conference, the regional awards were held. We are delighted to announce that our Counselling…
“Remembering Harvey” Fundraiser for the IKA
Parents Eddie and Deborah Burns from Macroom, Co Cork, recently organised a charity fundraising event to celebrate the life of their deceased organ donor baby son, on what would have been his 18th birthday. Over €30,000 was raised with proceeds,…
Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving 2023
MULLINGAR HOSTS NATIONAL EVENT HONOURING ORGAN DONORS (Photos by Conor McCabe tel. 085 7057255 – NO REPRO FEE) More than 1,000 people from all over Ireland converged in the Midlands town of Mullingar for the Irish Kidney Association 38th Annual Service…
IKA Statement On The Importance Of Securing The Future Of An Annual Potential Donor Audit
The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) published its findings this week in a feasibility study, commissioned by Organ Donation Transplant Ireland (ODTI), to appraise the need for a national clinical audit of organ donation practices. Click here to view…
NOCA Potential Donor Audit Development Project Report Launch
About the Potential Donor Audit Development Project Arising from a recommendation from the Potential Donor Audit Feasibility Study Report (National Office of Clinical Audit, 2022), Organ Donation Transplant Ireland commissioned the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) to develop a…