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Organ donation has become a hot political topic in the UK recently. Wales introduced new rules in December that would presume permission for organ donation after death (excluding any right …

A family member had a genetic condition called polycystic kidney disease and needed a transplant. Grandmother Margaret Fitzgerald, 70, from Butevant, and her son Michael Fitzgerald, 49, from Carrigaline, who …

Michelle Whitstone with her kidney transplant recipient daughter Allie from Green Hills. Photo: Conor McCabe The Greenhills girl was one of several organ donors who visited Leinster House last week …

A 58-year-old Dublin man who holds the record for being the oldest person to receive a heart transplant in Ireland has paid a moving tribute to his donor's family's life-saving …

The parents of organ donor baby Harvey, from Macroom, on Saturday planted specially selected shrubs at the Circle of Life National Organ Donor Memorial Garden in County Galway as part …

A heroic family has told how they survived a hat-trick of kidney transplants in just six months. A series of unusual events that happened to a family spread all over …

The Koch family, who suffer from a genetic kidney disease, are counting their blessings after three family members underwent transplants. For the Fitzgerald and Kotts families, 2023 began on a …

The family of a man who died after suffering a femoral fracture in a fall while admitted to St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin has settled four High Court lawsuits …

A bid to introduce organ donation legislation that could change everything for a boy with a life-threatening condition failed today as the DUP disrespected Mr Stormont. The plight of Daithi …

For two decades, Amy Gilchrist wondered about her biological children. For reasons she can’t explain, she suspected twins were …