# Organ transplants

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# Organs

"Disappointing year" for organ donations - just 63 in the whole of 2014

But there were a record number of heart transplants.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 6:45 PM

# Transplants

Govt doing "bare minimum" to fix organ donation rates, says CEO

The head of the Irish Kidney Assocation says James Reilly “hasn’t been good enough” on organ donation.

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Nov 16th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Organ transplants

Minister: There is no reason to annul the organ transplant legislation

Minister of State Alex White has hit back at calls for the organ transplant legislation to be annulled ahead of a Seanad debate on the matter next week.

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Aug 15th 2013, 6:24 PM

# Seanad Recall

The Seanad is coming back on 20 August to debate transplant legislation

Minister for Health James Reilly had best not book any holidays…

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Aug 9th 2013, 11:51 AM

# Synthetic Organ

World's first synthetic organ transplant carried out in Sweden

The artificial windpipe was grown in a lab and transplanted into a 36-year-old man suffering from tracheal cancer.

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Jul 7th 2011, 9:40 PM