IKA Chairman of the Board Colin Mackenzie addresses the 36th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving

36th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving Broadcast Details

By ika | November 15, 2021

The Irish Kidney Association’s 2nd virtual and 36th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for organ donors, will be broadcast on RTÉ News Channel and on the RTÉ Player on […]

Statement in response to the Report on European figures on organ donation and transplantation

By ika | September 30, 2021

The report is a timely reminder of the core message of this year’s European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation for families to have the conversation to share their wishes […]

Return to Work Letter to Employers

By ika | September 29, 2021

The Irish Kidney Association, together with The Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association, (IHLTA) and Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, have written a letter for medically vulnerable employees to give to their […]

IKA Now Accepting Applications As Part of the HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2022

By ika | September 23, 2021

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 […]

Tramore Apartments Newly Refurbished For 2021 Season

By ika | July 5, 2021

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 […]

Summer Living Well HSE Courses

By ika | July 1, 2021

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 […]

Research Participation

By ika | June 15, 2021

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 […]

ESOT Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

By ika | May 20, 2021

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- […]

COVID-19 online vaccination event postponed due to AstraZeneca pause

By ika | March 15, 2021

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 […]

Update to Members: COVID-19 vaccinations to begin for kidney patients in Group 4 next week

By ika | March 4, 2021

 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, […]