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Beaumont's Outstanding Year in Transplantation
243 organ transplants occurred in Ireland in 2009 thanks to the generosity of the families of 90 deceased organ donors. A further 18 living donor transplants took place last year.
New UK Transplant Decision
Family of deceased organ donors in the UK will now be permitted to suggest that an organ from their deceased relative should be offered to someone in their family who would benefit from a transplanted organ. This follows a recent decision by the UK Transplant Authority to allow Directed Deceased Organ Donation in a number of specific circumstances.
Regina's blog on waiting for a transplant
Regina Hennelly (28) was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease two years ago. She is on peritoneal dialysis and is waiting for a kidney transplant.
Marathon Man Ernesto
"Marathon Man Ernesto has gift of life to keep him going". This inspirational story is carried in the Lifestyle section of the Connacht Tribune, March 26th as part of the media coverage of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2010.
TV3 Series on Organ Donation - Repeat
The three part TV series which comprehensively looked at Organ Donation in Ireland and which was screened on TV3 earlier this year, was advertised to be repeated on Tuesdays, at 10pm. Only one of the programmes was actually repeated with no explanation as to why the full series was not broadcast as advertised.
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