Boy behind 'Dáithí's law' receives heart transplant
A nine-year-old boy, Dáithí Mac Gabhann, has successfully received a heart transplant after an eight-year wait. His family previously campaigned for changes to Northern Ireland's organ donation laws, which now bear his name.
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The story highlights the personal impact of organ donation advocacy and the life-saving nature of transplant programs.
The father of a nine-year-old boy who has received a heart transplant after an eight year wait has said his son is "getting that sparkle back in his eyes".
Máirtín Mac Gabhann's son Dáithí had campaigned to help bring about changes to Northern Ireland's organ donation rules.
A new organ donation law for the North is named in honour of Dáithí Mac Gabhann in recognition of his and his family's campaign for law changes.
Speaking on RTÉ's News At One, Máirtín said that he had been told by other parents that transplant calls come at unexpected times and that Dáithí had been on the heart transplant list since 2018.
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