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- IBTS urges donors to ensure that blood is available for patients over the Christmas and New Year period
- IBTS imports blood from NHSBT to supplement stocks
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- Irish Blood Transfusion Service calls for more donors to give blood over the Christmas/New Year period
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- IBTS launches Christmas blood donation awareness campaign
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- Emergency Services join forces to support blood donation awareness
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- IBTS concern about blood supply for Christmas and New Year
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- IBTS seeks 13,500 blood donations in June
- Garda Blood4Life 2014 Cycle kicks off today
- Blood, Sweat & Gears - Garda Blood4Life 2014 Cycle launched
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- IBTS concerned about blood supply for December, Christmas and New Year period
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- Statement by the Board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
- IBTS publishes 2007 Annual Report
- To boost supply in advance of bank holiday weekend
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- IBTS seeks 15,000 blood donations before Christmas to keep hospitals supplied
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- World Blood Donor Day - IBTS urges people to give blood over the summer months
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- IBTS seeks 13,000 blood donations before Christmas to maintain hospital supplies
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- IBTS and Vodafone Launch innovative blood donor service
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- Statement from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
- World Blood Donor Day - IBTS needs 500 donations every day in Ireland
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- IBTS introduces additional restrictions to reduce vCJD risk
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- IBTS launches 2003 Annual Report
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- National Haemovigilance Office Annual Report 2002 published
- IBTS launches Blood for Life Week
- Be a sport, Give blood - IBTS announces details of Blood for Life Week 22nd - 28th September
- West Nile Virus - IBTS defers donors returning from USA and Canada
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- Negative Blood Types in the Red
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