# IrisH Blood Transfusion Service
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Last year
2023
Give Blood
Urgent appeal for blood donations amid supply concerns ahead of bank holiday weekend
29 May 2023
8.6k
18
All time
IBTS
New blood donation changes come into effect lifting blanket rules based on sexual orientation
28 Nov 2022
14.0k
14
Give Blood
Urgent appeal for blood donations to prevent elective surgeries being cancelled
27 Jun 2022
13.9k
21
Blood donation
Ireland's restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men to be eased from next year
22 Dec 2021
21.8k
46
blood shortage
Appeal for regular blood donors as concerns raised over supplies this Christmas
16 Dec 2021
10.0k
26
Blood donation
Man brings High Court challenge over IBTS policy on gay men donating blood
20 May 2019
12.4k
Voices
'Newborn babies can only receive blood given in the last five days - so why are so few of us donating?'
Andrew Kelly
5 Aug 2018
20.1k
58
Give Blood
'We have limited time': Urgent appeal for blood donations as just three-day supply left
6 Mar 2018
23.9k
60
Voices
'Gay men who've had sex in a year can't give blood, but those involved in risky sexual behaviour can'
James Larkin
10 Feb 2018
13.3k
106
Dodged
IBTS director hangs up phone after radio presenter asks about Hepatitis B case
31 Aug 2017
41.1k
45
Give Blood
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has shared a lovely message from a grateful parent
6 Jan 2017
3.7k
gay blood ban
Lifting of blood ban welcome - but system will still discriminate against gay men in relationships
27 Jun 2016
19.2k
90
Blood donation
Irish Blood Transfusion Service: 'We've been exposing donors to developing anaemia'
17 Nov 2015
20.1k
22
Explainer
This 23-year-old student is challenging Ireland's gay blood donation ban
29 Jul 2015
24.8k
197
Overturned
Health Minister Leo Varadkar wants to lift the ban on gay men donating blood
25 Jan 2015
14.1k
121
Bad Blood
Lots of NI citizens still can't donate blood here because of 2004 policy
11 Jul 2014
9.3k
22