Eilish O'Regan

The soft opt-out is expected to take effect on June 17th, with the transplant list expected to increase the donor pool of more than 600 organs. Following today's announcement by …

Andy Kavanagh, from Coolock, was 19 years old when he underwent the transplant at the Mater Hospital, where it was operated on by renowned surgeons Maurice Nelligan and Freddie Wood. …

Maircil Houlihan underwent a bone marrow transplant at St James's Hospital in 1989. Photo: Paul Sharp A Dublin woman who was one of the first patients to receive a stem …

Finn, from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, will be celebrating Christmas free from being hooked up to a kidney dialysis machine for the first time in years, thanks to the generosity of …

Mr Mackenzie, 52, from Monard, near Tipperary, requires four-hour haemodialysis treatments to stay alive after being treated for kidney cancer five years ago. “Our electricity bills have already more than …

This means that only 190 patients received the gift of life in 2020, even though transplants rose again last year to 206. Intensive care specialist Dr Catherine Motherway, HSE clinical …