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Ireland's longest living heart transplant patient says he is still alive thanks to the kindness of his donor mother. Andy Kavanagh, 19, thought he had a bad case of the …

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. …

By Abigail Fagan published September 3, 2024 – last reviewed on September 18, 2024 Peter Arkle / Used with permission On March 11, 2021, Kristy Sidlar woke up with a …

Mater Misericordier University Hospital is celebrating 38 years since the surgery on the country's longest-living heart transplant patient. Andy Kavanagh was just 19 years old when he underwent surgery in …

Speech by President Michael D. Higgins At a Reception for the Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association Áras an Uachtaráin …

MAX JOHNSON & FAMILY In July 2017, nine-year-old Keira Ball was killed in a car crash in Devon. Her family made the decision …

Amy Brady, who was born with a heart defect, is a patient at the Royal Belfast Children's Hospital. The 10-year-old girl, from Magherafelt, has already undergone three operations. She has …

The 38-year-old father-of-two, from Tallanstown, County Louth, is looking forward to taking part in a 5km memorial run in Dublin's Phoenix Park next Sunday in honour of those who have …

When Galway resident Owen Trill found himself struggling to go up and down the stairs, he had no idea the virus would attack his heart and he would need a …

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