Urgent appeal for regular donors as blood supplies running low in Ireland

As supplies run low, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has launched a plea for regular donors. Director of Operations Paul McKinney told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that there are only two days of O negative and B negative supply and three days of A negative. He cautioned that if supplies ran out, surgeries could have … Read more

Blood banks face low stock issues; IBTS appeal public for more blood donations

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) have issued an appeal for more blood donation from the public over Christmas period. According to IBTS, there is currently only two days’ worth of O- blood, four days’ worth of A- blood and three days of B- blood in stock. The group appeal for more donations especially from … Read more