Irish girl misses out on liver transplant
Coast guard was to due to fly her from Leitrim for London operation last night but medics decided she wouldn’t make it on time.
View ArticleHealth Minister launches inquiry into missed transplant op
Confusion still surrounds sequence of events that left 14-year-old patient without timely transportation to London for liver transplant surgery on Saturday.
View ArticleMeadhbh McGivern's family tell of 'shock' at HIQA report findings
Joe McGivern said a “complete and utter failure” led to his 14-year-old daughter missing out on a liver transplant.
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View ArticleMeadhbh McGivern in a ‘relatively stable’ condition after 14 hour surgery
The Leitrim teenager was flown to London in the government Lear jet on Wednesday night after a donor organ became available.
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Trevor O’Sullivan has received two liver transplants, and will require more after being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis last year. He writes about receiving the gift of life.
View Article100 days after abandoned transplant, Meadhbh McGivern returns home
The Government Learjet is deployed to London to return Meadhbh McGivern home after her liver transplant in London.
View ArticleMeadhbh McGivern 'doing quite well' as she returns to Ireland
The teenager whose case sparked controversy earlier this summer when she missed out on a life-saving liver transplant is now recovering from the op in a Dublin hospital.
View Article'We nearly lost her' - Meadhbh McGivern's father describes 14-hour op
Joe McGivern has spoken about the family’s anxious wait as Meadhbh underwent a life-saving liver transplant.
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The Barcelona defender took to Facebook to wish his fellow professional well.
View ArticleMeadhbh McGivern: “One year on, life is absolutely brilliant”
The Leitrim girl who had a liver transplant operation after a transportation failure last year is fighting fit after finally getting her surgery.
View ArticleAbidal cleared for Barca comeback
The 33-year-old has started training again after recovering from his liver transplant.
View ArticleDoctor hails Eric Abidal's recovery as a 'miracle', 'not normal'
Barcelona defender Abidal made his first appearance since a liver transplant on Saturday.
View ArticleDani Alves offered Eric Abidal part of his liver for transplant
Alves now wears Abidal’s old number 22 shirt but the story “goes beyond the jersey.”
View ArticleDavid Norris undergoes successful liver transplant, but is still "a bit feeble"
The independent senator was out and about today at Bloomsday celebrations.
View ArticleThese twins didn't know they were identical until one needed a new liver
They are the first identical twins to undergo a live liver transplant in the UK.
View Article"Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground" - a donor's kindness has...
Laura Dolan had been suffering from a series of liver ailments for six years prior to her transplant in September 2015.
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