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Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)

No change to blood rules for gay men

There are no plans to change the rules prohibiting homosexual and bisexual men in Ireland from donating blood, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has confirmed.


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Nicky Byrne helped launch an Irish Heart Foundation campaign

Calling an ambulance at the first sign of a heart attack increases the chances of survival by 50 per cent, the Irish Heart Foundation has said.