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Shared Haemodialysis Care – Can it help you?
Receiving dialysis treatment means there is a long intense relationship with the medical system. Most other chronic health illness conditions do not involve visiting a healthcare facility, three to four times a week for hours at a time. Patients have…
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…
Work Commences on Cork Renal Support Centre
We are delighted to announce that work will commence on the new Cork Renal Support Centre next Monday August 15th 2022. Joining members of the Cork Branch to announce the official start were Pascal Falvey – Buliding Contractor, Eddie Flood…
Statement on delays in relation to publishing the Human Tissues Bill
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 spiralling energy costs we are hearing of families having to make hard choices in relation to…
Board and Branch Election Announcements
We are both happy and sad to announce the retirement of our long-standing board members, Officers, and friends, Colin Mackenzie (Dublin North, National Honorary Chairperson), and John Whelan (Dublin East & Wicklow, National Honorary Secretary). We are grateful to both…
4-Year-Old Enjoys Family Break Away With Her Kidney Donor Father On Father’s Day.Â
Four-year-old girl Ally Whitston is enjoying a new lease of life thanks to her father David (35) who came to her rescue in March this year by donating a kidney to her. Parents Michelle and David, are now looking forward…
HSE Second Booster Information (April 2022)
A second booster vaccine is now recommended for some people who are at higher risk from serious COVID-19 illness. If you are over 12 with a weak immune system, your second booster should be your fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.…
Organ Donor Awareness 2022 – Media Stories
We are looking for impactful health stories to share as part of our media campaigns to increase Organ Donor Awareness. Our current interest is Organ Donor Awareness Week 2022 (April 23rd – 30th) but there is an option for you…
EKPF & EKHA Open Letter on Support For Ukrainian Kidney Patients
The Irish Kidney Association supports a call by the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and the European Kidney Patients’ Federation (EKPF) for protection of Chronic Kidney Disease patients in the wake of the escalating conflict in Ukraine. You can read…
STATEMENT ON NPHET’S RECOMMENDATION FOR REMOVAL OF MASK WEARING MANDATE
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) refers to yesterday’s recommendation by NPHET to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to remove a mask wearing mandate from most settings/ with just a few exceptions. The Irish Kidney Association is concerned that there…