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The plight of a six-year-old boy in need of a heart transplant has taken center stage in Northern Ireland's political deadlock, but the deadlock has yet to be broken. Stormont …

An Irish mother whose four-year-old daughter is in urgent need of a new heart is pleading with parents to donate her child's organs in case of tragedy. Holly Carroll, from …

Ireland's longest living heart transplant survivor says he would not have survived without the sacrifices of his grieving family. Andy Kavanaugh underwent surgery dublin In 1986, when he was just …

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 …