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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. …

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 …

The only card a Castleconnell woman wanted at her anniversary party was an organ donor card. Noreen FitzGerald celebrated 40 years since her kidney transplant operation with family and friends …

Two women from opposite sides of the country came together to celebrate their incredible connection as the nation's longest functioning transplant recipients. Bernie Glynn, from Ballylee, between Peterswell and Gort, …

Forty-five years ago, Bernie Glynn, from Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny, received the precious gift of a kidney transplant from a deceased donor in Jervis Street. Bernie's donor kidney came from an …