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A generous donation of €20,000 has been presented to the Thinking of You memory box project for organ donors at University Hospital Galway (UHG), in memory of the late Simon Quinn from Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway.

The last remaining artworks by the late and gifted Galway painter, Angeline Cooke, will be shown at the Coole Gallery in Gort over the August Bank Holiday weekend. ‘The Gift’ exhibition celebrates Angeline’s luminous talent, and all proceeds from the sale of her paintings will be donated to the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) and the Strange Boat Donor Foundation Circle of Life Garden in Salthill, Galway.

A Galwaywoman has spoken out about the life-changing impact of a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant she received in 2024, expressing deep gratitude to her donor and highlighting the vital importance of organ donation.

It’s important to understand how baldness progresses when deciding the right approach to address it. Dermatologists usually rely on established scales to assess the stages of hair loss, with the Norwood-Hamilton scale being the standard for men. This scale lays out seven stages of hair loss.

For a long time, hair transplant surgery was an obscure and expensive option for those experiencing hair loss in Ireland. Nowadays however, the Irish market accommodates a diverse clientele.

Some hair transplant clinics ‘sell’ transplants purely on the basis of moving larger numbers of hair grafts per treatment, not taking into account what the patient actually needs. The goal is to impress the patient with large numbers of grafts.

Grateful transplant recipients, living kidney and liver donors and courageous families of deceased organ donors from Athlone and its immediate hinterland were numbered amongst those in attendance for the Irish Kidney Association 38th Annual Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving in Mullingar recently.

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When researching hair transplant clinics, it’s important for individuals to educate themselves about the procedure, potential risks, and realistic outcomes.