THE Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association are extremely pleased to mark the very generous cheque we  received this week from Drumalee GAA Club, Co. Cavan. At a recent Kangaroo Boxing event, Drumalee held a raffle with the proceeds going to the Association. The result of their efforts was a sum of €1,158, something which will greatly help us in assisting our members and in the task of raising organ donation awareness. We would like to sincerely thank all involved.

For more information on fundraising events, please see the Activities section of this website or visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IHLTA/

Pictured below (L-R) are: Brendan Donoghue, Tommy Sexton, Stephen Smith (club member and transplant recipient), Paddy O’Mahony (IHLTA Chairman), Finbar Donoghue and Pauric Dempsey.

The 16th European Heart and Lung Transplant Championships will be held in the city of Vantaa, Finland from Monday 11th July to Friday 15thJuly 2016.    

The Games are for all heart, lung and heart-lung transplant recipients.     The sports are Volleyball, badminton, tennis, table tennis, cycling, petanque (Boules), swimming, golf, cross-country running and athletics.

The host country’s chosen sporting event is 10 pin bowling. 

Athletes are divided into different age groups i.e. 5-17, 18-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+

Final costings for both participants and supporters will be known by January 2016.  Registration costs including accommodation will be approx €580 – not including flights.   This price does however cover accommodation including most meals and travel to and from the games etc   The Association is at present reviewing group flight options to Finland.    Supporters, family and friends are more than welcome to come along.   

All registration must be processed through the team manager as each country must register as a group.

Our team will travel as HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT TEAM IRELAND

We would love to bring our biggest team yet to Finland in 2016.   The Chairman of the European Heart and Lung Transplant Federation is one of our own members and former Chairman of the IHLTA, Brendan Gilligan.     To find out more about the Games you can contact Team Manager Robert McCutcheon on 0872214753 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information on featured events, please see articles relating to previous Games on this website. Full details are available on http://www.vantaa2016.fi/en/games/ehltc

We are pleased to announce that our Christmas Cards are now on sale.

Once again, we have enlisted the help of the wonderful students of Eureka Secondary Schools Kells, who have provided us with an array of excellent festive paintings. It is our intention to recgonise their contiuned support in the coming month.

As the number of transplantees in Ireland continues to swell (30 lung and 12 heart this year as of late October), the need has never been greater for the provision of support to our members. Accordingly, 100% of the €5 selling price of a pack of cards will go directly to the IHLTA.

The various designs for this year's selection are available to view under the appropriate tab in the Photo Galleries section of this website.

Cards are available from the Heart & Lung Transplant Unit in the Mater Hospital or request from any of the IHLTA Committee members. Email orders can be placed by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

As winter fast approaches, the time has come to think of Christmas cards for the festive period. Once again, we are pleased to announce that the wonderful students of Eureka Secondary Schools Kells have provided us with a vast array of excellent festive paintings. In what has always proven an exceedingly difficult task, we have opted for the 11 paintings displayed below and we must sincerely thank all of those who have submitted entries. It is our intention to recgonise their contiuned support in the coming month

At the time of writing, the cards are being processed by our printers and we anticipate their arrival in very early November. As the number of transplantees in Ireland continues to swell (30 lung and 12 heart this year as of 24/10/15), the need has never been greater for the provision of support to our members. Accordingly, 100% of the €5 selling price of a pack of cards will go directly to the IHLTA.

Cards will be available from the Heart & Lung Transplant Unit in the Mater Hospital as well as on request from any of the IHLTA Committee members. An update will be provided here and on Facebook when the cards are available. Email orders will be processed by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it