BLOOD donation clinics are to be held in Ennistymon and Scariff in the coming weeks as the Irish Blood Transfusion Service seeks to increase its amount of donors in Clare.
This year, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is seeking 15,000 new donors to ensure the stability of the national blood supply. The demand for blood is constant and on any given day 200 patients receive transfusions in Irish hospitals.
An additional 15,000 new donors are required this year according to the IBTS to maintain a secure and stable blood supply.
Since this time last year, the demand for blood from hospitals in Ireland has gone up by six percent. New D-negative blood types that is A, B, and O negative (the Universal blood group) are especially sought after.
Upcoming blood donation clinics are to be held in Clare to try increase supply. The Falls Hotel in Ennistymon will host clinics on Monday (2nd) and Tuesday (3rd) September from 16:50 to 20:10.
Scariff GAA Hall will be the venue on Thursday (September 5th) from 16:50 to 20:10 for a blood donation clinic in East Clare.
New donors are welcome at all clinics. For appointments please phone 1800 222 111
“We would ask people who have not donated before to please consider becoming a blood donor. By doing so you will save or improve someone else’s life,” a spokesperson for IBTS told The Clare Echo.
