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We know that preparing for and living with a transplant will affect your life in many ways, so we work to get to know you and help you maintain or …

Gavin Coyne's parents Maria and Thomas hold a picture of their son at their Clare Hall home, photographed by Steve Humphreys. The father of a Dublin boy who died while …

After suffering a heart attack aged 18, Aoife Farrell has had two heart transplants and now exercises five times a week, writes Denise Smith. Aoife Farrell, from Bray Co Wicklow, …

Caroline Dempsey, Wexford Mayor Councillor Ger Carthy, Beau Whelan Slattery and her mother Ciara Whelan took part in a fundraiser at Caroline's home in support of the Irish Heart Foundation. …

The first patient to receive a heart and liver transplant in Ireland has thanked the organ donor who saved his life. Monaghan resident Martin Malinowski underwent complex surgery at Matter …

John is so grateful for the life-changing impact his new heart has had. John after transplant Dundalk man John Brennan is incredibly grateful for the “life-changing” gift of a heart …

Ireland's longest surviving heart transplant survivor has said he would not have survived without the sacrifices of his grieving family. Andy Kavanagh underwent surgery Dublin In 1986, when he was …

Opt-out organ donation saves lives June Shannon Policy News | May 3, 2019 Welcome step towards opt-out system for organ donation consent The Irish Heart Foundation warmly welcomed …

The families of five children waiting for a heart transplant have come together to urge others to consider donating their organs. Since the pandemic, the number of available organs has …

By Marie Louise Connolly BBC News Northern Ireland Health Correspondent October 10, 2019 Image caption, Amy had been in hospital since January. An 11-year-old girl has died after spending nine …