Newstalk's own Tom Dunne joined Joe in studio this evening to discuss the importance of blood donation, after his own recent health issues.

All this week Off The Ball is teaming up with The Irish Blood Transfusion Service to get people talking about the importance of blood donation. 

One in four of us will need a transfusion in our lifetime, so this could be you, someone in your family, a friend or a neighbour. 

For more details on how to give blood, get on to  offtheball.com/IBTS or go to giveblood.ie