Embrace the New Year with a "New You" challenge that makes a difference. Are you planning on putting your fitness to the test this year by taking part in Irish Life Dublin Marathon & Race Series, Vhi Women's Mini Marathon, or the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle? Why not register to fundraise for the Irish Kidney Association and make your personal goals even more meaningful? Discover how you can take part as a charity fundraiser at https://lnkd.in/eq-Q8qNk #IrishKidneyAssociation #IKAFundraiser
Irish Kidney Association
Non-profit Organizations
Supporting people living with, and affected by, end stage kidney disease. Lead in the promotion of organ donation.
About us
The Irish Kidney Association is a charitable voluntary organisation founded in 1978. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of renal patients and their families and carers, living with and affected by end stage renal disease. These needs are spread across all aspects of life – medical, social and psychological. The profile of the kidney patient ranges from infanthood to the elderly who are undergoing various methods of treatment – haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (both CAPD and APD) and kidney transplantation. Kidney disease affects all age groups, both men and women.The reality of kidney disease is that it may impinge on many strands of a person’s life including: health, employment, education, social life and relationships, physical fitness and general well-being. The progression of this disease means that the patient requires a lifetime of treatment: regular out-patient monitoring, on-going medication, surgery for dialysis access, dialysis, transplantation, failed transplant, re-dialysis, re-transplantation, and so on often developing additional health problems such as hypertension, bone disease, restricted mobility, cardiac complications, etc. A simple event such as booking a holiday with family and friends will be restricted by the limited availability of holiday centres with dialysis facilities.While the patient is regularly away from home, receiving medical treatment for extended periods of time, the burden of the function of the sole carer and provider of a most stressed family unit falls on the spouse and carers. The priority of the association is to ensure that the unmet needs of the renal patient and family are addressed by the statutory health and education system either directly from the mainstream or via an association like ourselves.Within our resources, derived from voluntary donations and fundraising, we attempt to contribute to fulfilling these needs directly to the patient and family.
- Website
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http://www.ika.ie
External link for Irish Kidney Association
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Dublin
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1978
- Specialties
- Renal disease , Dialysis, Organ Donation, Transplantation, Kidney Information, Kidney Support Services, Fundraising, and Patient Advocacy
Locations
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Primary
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Donor House
Block 43A, Parkwest
Dublin, D12 P5V6, IE
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Renal Support Centre
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, D9, IE
Employees at Irish Kidney Association
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Colin White
National Advocacy & Projects Manager - Irish Kidney Association. Extensive experience in the not for profit sector.
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Patricia Bourke D’Souza
Somatic Trauma Therapist, Supervisor, Trainer, Programme Manager and Consultant.
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Caroline McGuigan
"Carolines Corner" Podcast/Psychotherapist-Up until our last breathe we can find meaning in our lives/Certified Grief Educator/Integrated Somatic…
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Lisa Fitzgerald
Fundraising Manager at IKA
Updates
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Make 2025 the year you decide to volunteer! Our work at the Irish Kidney Association happens because of the dedication and support of our incredible volunteers. With a network of 25 branches nationwide, our volunteer community spreads right across the country and we are always eager to welcome new members. If you're considering becoming an individual or corporate volunteer with the IKA, please contact us at volunteer@ika.ie. #IrishKidneyAssociation #IKAVolunteer
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Looking for a meaningful New Year's resolution? 🌟 Have you ever considered becoming an organ donor? By making this heartfelt choice, you could give the ultimate gift of life to someone in need. Start the conversation today with someone you love. Visit https://lnkd.in/gtPPaVNH to request your organ donor card. #IrishKidneyAssociation #GiftOfLife #organdonation
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"The Irish Kidney Association welcomes the publication of the preliminary end of year organ donation and transplantation figures by the HSE Organ Donation Transplant Ireland office today." To read the full IKA press release visit: https://lnkd.in/ezyrqm5m
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Some of you will remember James as the IKA's first Social Media Coordinator and stalwart of Transplant Team Ireland. https://lnkd.in/eerVTgUi #PoweredbytheGiftofLife
The best brother’s gift for Christmas
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On December 23, 1954 in Boston, the first successful human kidney transplantation was performed between identical twins (5). Ronald Herrick donated kidney to his twin brother Richard, who suffered from end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Since they were immunologically identical, there was no need for immunosuppression. https://lnkd.in/eMJMmZZb
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“But it's an amazing feeling as you are lying there and you can actually feel someone else's kidney under your skin and know that that organ is giving you a whole new lease of life.”
Organ donation: 'It's an amazing feeling — someone else’s kidney under your skin'
irishexaminer.com
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"Four people will be sitting down to their Christmas lunch this year thanks to a young man they have never met." https://lnkd.in/eiu9SDuW
Organ donation: 'To think Tony lives on in four people is amazing'
irishexaminer.com