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Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten people in Ireland

Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten people in Ireland and is on course to becoming t...

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10.30 5 Jan 2026


Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten people in Ireland


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10.30 5 Jan 2026


Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten people in Ireland and is on course to becoming the fifth leading cause of death globally by 2040. Despite the opt-out organ donation system, less people donated organs in 2025 compared to the previous year, Adrian Cummins, Head of the Restaurants Association of Ireland was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2019. He spends more than 10 hours a week on dialysis as he waits for a kidney transplant. 

Adrian joined Pat on the show the show this morning.


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