The blood service has made it progressively more difficult to donate since they decided to have the blood come to them rather than they going to the blood like they traditionally did. Very few people would be prepared to make an appointment to donate blood. Get back out and collect!
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Blood Transfusion Service issues urgent donor appeal
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued an urgent appeal for people with RhD negative blood to donate, as stocks run particularly low for O negative blood.