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Nine-year-old organ donation champion gets life-saving heart transplant
['Claudia Savage', 'Press Association']
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Nine-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann was born with the rare hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and had been on the waiting list for a heart transplant since 2018.
AdvertisementHis father, Mairtin and the rest of his family campaigned for years for a move towards a soft opt-out law and to promote organ donation.
“His wait, the longest of any child in the world for a heart transplant, is over.
“Organ donation is the greatest gift anyone can ever give.
“Please keep talking about organ donation.