Now that I am free of kidney dialysis, I want others to be free too
The only value of having power is to empower other people in turn. Experience of illness and the health system yields simple insights into how care can be improved
Orla Tinsley
Orla Tinsley columns
In Dalkey I feel the same thing Matt Damon surely did before me: this is where I’m meant to be
The sea air masks a weight that would otherwise be crushing: no kidney transplant or living donor has worked out for me yet
Orla Tinsley: Competing to stay alive should not be our reality, but it is
How can we move towards an idea of community rather than competition for care?
Orla Tinsley: The safest dialysis experience I have had at this hospital . . . I just had to get Covid to have it
In those transitory spaces in the hospital, where you think you can breathe a sigh of relief, don’t
Orla Tinsley: 26 ways you can organise your hospital space to make it safe and soothing
Don’t let healthcare surroundings determine how you feel. Make the space your own with a few home comforts and items of self-care
Orla Tinsley: ‘The chart, to my horror, says I am on 10mg. But I’m on 7.5mg. And the voice had given me 20mg’
There must be accountability, and removal and retraining of staff who create danger for patients in their care
Orla Tinsley: I’d like to be telling you about my dream life, but here’s a nightmare from Ireland’s health system instead
Medical gaslighting after a serious injury makes recovery a long, tortuous road
Orla Tinsley: During my third week of isolation in hospital I got the call -‘How could an indoor cat be missing?’
Orla Tinsley: I was a penniless student, but there was one kitten, King George, who melted my heart
Sometimes, when you need a witness – or Ed Sheeran – social media can be a source for good
Orla Tinsley: Social media morphs into a space to write intentionally and lyrically when picking up a pen is not an option
Orla Tinsley: Ireland’s long road towards making it easier to receive a transplant
The Human Tissue Bill has taken 15 years to reach committee stage but it promises to be a milestone for donors and those in need of organs
Life on the transplant list and the long wait for new legislation
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Orla Tinsley: ‘I stay in the sun seeking something beyond reality as long as I can’
In the Irish Health service, it is up to the patient to make the space-time continuum between the then of the appointment and the now of the pain work
Orla Tinsley: I have been in earth-shattering pain for three weeks. My consultants don’t know why
As anyone with a chronic illness knows, hospital is not a holiday, it’s more of a gladiator match
Orla Tinsley: My only hope is a living kidney donor and that is difficult to unpack
Here I am swimming around in death, and hope and transplant, but something gloriously gloomy is already afoot
Orla Tinsley: Life is too short and unpredictable, so eat your curry chips now
The irony is, before I was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, I mostly avoided fast food
Orla Tinsley: We cannot have fully resourced national transplant programmes unless all aspects of care are covered
We cannot have a fully functioning national CF service in Ireland until we can fully support our heart and lung transplant service and all that comes with it
The Banksy of the Mater has struck. I hope the drawing doesn’t get erased
We need art on every centimetre of Ireland’s hospital walls, and artists-in-residence to bring nonsecular, open-hearted warmth to our medical spaces
Orla Tinsley: Society tilts towards ableism in every instance. The only way to change this is to resist
Orla Tinsley: No matter how far we get, there are always those who are happy to project their unchecked ableism on to us, with real-life consequences
Orla Tinsley: After a crash in a taxi, I am left wondering who has the duty of care to patients like me
The free taxi transport system that brings patients to life-saving treatment is that it has been nothing but problematic from the beginning
Ireland must ring-fence ICU beds for ‘gift of life to occur’ – Orla Tinsley
Activist is approaching fourth anniversary of successful double lung transplant
95 things to look forward to: Matches, movies, plays, pints, pals
By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more
Orla Tinsley ‘living a life that she was never able to live before’ – mother
Parents of cystic fibrosis campaigner attend Kidney Association rememberance service
Cystic fibrosis campaigner Orla Tinsley hospitalised
New York doctors work to clear ‘unusual obstruction’ of double lung transplant recipient
Legislation for ‘opt-out’ organ donation to be published next month
Consent deemed granted unless person has registered their wish not to become a donor
2FM: A frenetic world of squawky voices and auto-tuned pop
The home of Nicky Byrne, Jenny Greene and Eoghan McDermott has some unlikely fans
Orla Tinsley documentary led to surge in donor card requests
Public response to programme ‘not seen in a decade’, says kidney association
Orla Tinsley: A beacon of best-life positivity through every setback
Review: ‘Orla Tinsley: Warrior’ depicts incredible resilience against grinding circumstance
Orla Tinsley: It was important to live, even though I was dying
My transplant is not a cure for cystic fibrosis, but it means the threat to my life is gone for now
RTÉ new season: Bertie Ahern, Amy Huberman and Brendan O’Carroll
Broadcaster’s television line-up promises to show ‘all sides of Irish life’
Orla Tinsley feels like ‘a teenager again’ after double transplant
Cystic fibrosis campaigner is in recovery following operation in December
Orla Tinsley thanks supporters following lung transplant
The cystic fibrosis campaigner says she is thinking of her donor after the operation
Orla Tinsley’s family ‘overwhelmed’ by public support
Cystic fibrosis campaigner under sedation after double lung transplant
Orla Tinsley in recovery after double lung transplant
Cystic fibrosis campaigner got seventh call this week after six donors unsuitable
CF campaigner ‘overwhelmed’ by donations for lung transplant
Fundraising page started for Orla Tinsley’s operation has gathered more than $50,000
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