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

Union says mood for industrial action is growing among medical scientists

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

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

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

Irish Blood Transfusion Service appoints new chief executive

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

Blood donors claim they suffered long-term nerve damage

Instances of donors successfully suing Irish Blood Transfusion Service very rare

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

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says critical equipment supplies have been stockpiled

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

Kevin Stanley to leave homebuilder on March 1st

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events

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

State’s first Lyme disease resource centre to open

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

Hospitals relying ‘inappropriately’ on universal-type blood donors

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

Polish community celebrates ‘bloody foreigners’ donating blood

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blood shortages loom as 620 people wait for a hospital bed

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

Blood transfusion board nurse takes case to prevent her sacking

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

Blood Transfusion Service working on transgender solution

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

IBTS defends delayed information on hepatitis B infection

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

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’

Campaign to encourage more blood donors begins

Number of new donors fell by 20% between 2010 and 2015

Gay donor: ‘Tooth and nail’ battle to give blood at an end

Tomás Heneghan says IBTS donor regulations still discriminate against gay men

Blood donation ban lifted for men who have had sex with men

Irish Blood Transfusion Service applies 12-month deferral period for men who have had sex with men

Appeal for 1,500 blood donations as stocks drop 21%

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says decline in young donors is a particular worry

Urgent appeal made for blood donations to stabilise supply

Blood levels, which are normally at seven days are now down to three days and under

Just 3% of eligible blood donors make donations

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says travel abroad remains a major reason why people did not donate

Gay man drops legal challenge to blood donation ban

Decision follows decision by Minister for Health to end permanent prohibition

Transgender woman ‘advised not to donate blood’

Issue arose after Aoife Martin, who has given blood for 20 years, sought to change details

Sinn Féin urges Government to lift gay blood donor ban

Louise O’Reilly wants Minister for Health Simon Harris to follow North’s example

Donors sue blood service after test failed to detect anaemia

Problems with Irish Blood Transfusion Service equipment put blood supples under strain

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Blood donation levels need boost

Blood supplies might run low over holiday weekends

Transfusion service issues warning and calls for donors to come forward

Blood donors urged to visit GPs over anaemia fears

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says faulty equipment may have caused the condition

HSE fails to meet legal requirement on disabled staff

National Disability Authority writes to HSE outlining ‘specific measures’ to be taken

Blood donations hit by flooding and bad weather

Irish Blood Transfusion Service says supplies will only last for another three to four days

Second Opinion: Irish adults and children are not eating enough iron

Shoppers are busy checking for salt and sugar, but iron content is also important

Blood bank signals fatigue and dizziness could signal anaemia

Irish Blood Transfusion Service say some blood donors may have had low blood count

Blood service not told about problems with testing device

Questions as to whether kit properly validated before testing 180,000 Irish samples

Irish blood service owes State €10.3m in pension money

Deficit in IBTS pension scheme grows to €92m as proposal made to resolve row

Cost of pensions threatens blood transfusion service

IBTS collects 133,309 donations, meeting all hospital needs in 2014

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