The Irish Times

Coronavirus infections in State ‘higher than official figures’

Analysis of blood donors reveals that by St Stephen’s Day over 14% of adults infected

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 18:28

Irish hospitals warned of serious challenges to blood stocks

Advisory group says that contingency importation from UK may not be available

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 21:11

Ireland to import blood from UK to address shortage

Irish Blood Transfusion Service is encouraging people to donate blood

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 21:36

Thousands of blood bags and protective suits among Irish aid sent to Ukraine

Irish Blood Transfusion Service donated 4,000 blood bags this week

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 14:11

‘When the pain starts, it is so bad, he will just cry and cry and cry’

Stigma and lack of resources hamper care of patients with sickle cell disease

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 06:01

Drop in blood donations may mean supplies will soon need to be imported

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says pandemic has been ‘very challenging’

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 02:00

Restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men to be eased next year

Men who have sex with men currently have to wait one year before giving blood

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 13:47

‘Urgent’ request for blood donations as supply won't cover Christmas period

‘Donations needed to avoid cancellation of elective surgeries requiring blood support’

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 16:19

Covid-19 circulating in Ireland at least two weeks before first confirmed case - study

Research suggests three times as many people infected with disease than total testing positive

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 20:54

‘The reward is seeing how important the process of blood donation is’

Research Lives: Dr Allison Waters, research and development lead facilitator at Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 01:00

Blood study may show how widely Covid-19 circulated before first Irish case confirmed

Irish Blood Transfusion Service looking for antibodies in tens of thousands of archived samples

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 17:39

Is it time to lift restrictions on sexually active gay men giving blood?

Ireland is importing blood from the UK, where rules for gay donors are different

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 06:01

I’m proud that, in London, I can now give blood without discrimination

The UK has changed its blood-donation rules for gay men. Ireland is too slow to catch up

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 06:01

Blood being imported from England due to shortages in Ireland

IBTS seeks public support to maintain supply over the summer months

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 20:57

Covid-19 testing could be affected by lab workers’ pay dispute

Union says mood for industrial action is growing among medical scientists

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 00:18

UCD scientists receive funding to develop Covid-19 early warning system

Research project is one of 11 to share a total of €1.4m in State’s response to pandemic

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 10:26

Irish patients to be involved in trials for Covid-19 drug treatments

Anti-virals designated for investigation by WHO to be tested on wider international scale

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 00:05

Coronavirus: New clinics to be opened by blood donation service

Plans in place to ensure clinics can stay open in the event of further travel restrictions

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 01:44

Irish Blood Transfusion Service appoints new chief executive

Orla O’Brien is a former nurse and chief executive of the LauraLynn children’s hospice

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 08:00

Blood donors claim they suffered long-term nerve damage

Instances of donors successfully suing Irish Blood Transfusion Service very rare

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 01:19

Brexit to end procurement arrangement of Irish and UK blood donation services

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says critical equipment supplies have been stockpiled

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 18:35

Change at Cairn as it appoints new directors, chief commercial officer steps down

Kevin Stanley to leave homebuilder on March 1st

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 07:59

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events

Avoid poisoning, ring in new year quietly, give blood, attend talks and quit smoking

Sun Dec 16 2018 - 03:01

State’s first Lyme disease resource centre to open

Mater hospital unit to meet growing demand as the number of suspected cases increases

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 00:05

Hospitals relying ‘inappropriately’ on universal-type blood donors

Hospitals putting ‘excessive demand’ on O negative donors, transfusion service says

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 20:24

Polish community celebrates ‘bloody foreigners’ donating blood

Campaign slogan ‘is about bringing a positive spin to a term that is negative’

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 20:38

‘Bloody Foreigners’ campaign calls on Irish-Poles to donate blood

Irish Blood Transfusion Service warns of drop in donations during summer months

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 00:00

Haemochromatosis: ‘I thought I might have arthritis. Mum thought I was silly’

The genetic condition often goes undetected in people until they are in their 30s

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 17:01

Living donations: who can give, what, how and where?

In Ireland, you can donate blood, kidney, bone marrow, platelets, breastmilk and hair

Wed Mar 28 2018 - 06:01

Blood shortages loom as 620 people wait for a hospital bed

Warning of potential cuts to blood supplies to hospitals unless donations increase

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 13:20

Blood transfusion board nurse takes case to prevent her sacking

Employer says she engaged in gross insubordination by refusing to apologise to staff

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 18:40

Blood Transfusion Service working on transgender solution

IT tests succeed in changing name of trans donor woman in ‘test environment’

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 03:00

IBTS defends delayed information on hepatitis B infection

Episode occurred after blood donation made in ‘window period’ when virus undetectable

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 19:58

Blood transfusion found to have infected Irish patient with hepatitis B

First known case of its kind in Ireland described as a ‘rare, one in two million event’

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 16:17