The Irish Kidney Association’s Run for a Life family fun run aims to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of organ donation and transplantation

Don Hannon, who donated part of liver to his sister, is first to complete The Ireland Way

Becoming a potential donor is easy – carry an organ donor card and let your family know

Transplant Team Ireland member Ron Grainger from Castleknock, Co Dublin, is a retired urologist and kidney transplant recipient. This week he will compete at the World Transplant Games in Spain

Practical and cost effective, it allows for the easy authentication of any ID

A mother who agreed to allow her son's organs to be donated says it has been a great consolation to know he is helping others

Health: 460 people awaiting kidney transplants

Transplant recipients join Irish Kidney Association’s donor awareness week launch

Thinking Anew

‘I’m afraid that by the time they sort this out, my body will be too weak for a transplant’

Patients suffering due to lack of pancreas transplants at hospital, says David Hickey

Many transplant patients have been forced into overcrowded emergency departments

Children who have undergone the operation gather at hospital to honour programme

A week in my . . . cardiothoracic surgery. Lars Nölke is a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the Mater and Crumlin hospitals in Dublin

Husband of Sally Rowlette speaks about decision to help others to live after his wife died the day after giving birth to their fourth child

Minister for Health speaking at the launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week

Association says transplant surgeons from North should be seconded to work in HSE and ensure donated organs not sent abroad

Key to enhancing organ donation is through specialist nurses and doctors, says professor

Society must not avoid discussing questions raised by transplantation, Higgins says

More than 30 athletes are set to travel to the transplant and dialysis championships in Krakow, Poland

Children previously deemed ‘untransplantable’ can now receive organs

In a country where the cufflinks still twinkle and the bonuses still soar, why are people having to raise funds for basic services this way?

“The best gift in the world,” recipient says

Number of lung transplants at the Mater doubles to 32

Dramatically improved figures credited to appointment of dedicated surgeon at Mater hospital

Health committee says change would “vastly increase” organ donation rates in Ireland

Cathaoirleach’s casting vote needed as Healy-Eames and Bradford vote against coalition

Issue of consent will be in Human Tissue Bill, says Department of Health

Cathaoirleach sets date for debate on controversial EU organ donation law

Senator seeking to recall house to discuss organ donation regime

Mark Daly wants to summon Minister for Health over EU Directive on organ donation

Best way to increase donation rates is use of “organ donor co-ordinators” in hospitals, says Irish Kidney Association

Lack of trained donor coordinators is ’causing fluctuations’

The magic of a phone call for a patient awaiting a transplant

‘My lung transplant means I now have a baby and a life to look forward to ’