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60 years of the Irish blood transfusion board

It's 60 years since the Irish blood transfusion board was set up. With 1 in 4 of us needing a do...

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10.00 1 Apr 2025


60 years of the Irish blood transfusion board


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It's 60 years since the Irish blood transfusion board was set up. With 1 in 4 of us needing a donation at some point or other, countless lives have been saved and shaped by the service. 

But what is the history of the IBTS and whose stories are inextricably linked to it? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports: 


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