For World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week CNM2 Nurse Manager, Bonita Rodrigues organised a Haemochromatosis Information Stand in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin and spoke to patients and members of the public about haemochromatosis, what it is, how to get tested and treated.
Bonita sees many haemochromatosis patients on a daily basis and has always put patients needs at the heart of the Venesection Unit in St. Vincent’s Hospital. Thank you so much Bonita for your help and support as always!
We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Damian Boylan, friend, advocate and member of the Irish Haemochromatosis Association, who has just been elected as the new Lord Mayor of Cork! Damian has been an amazing public representative for several years and has made it his mission to raise awareness of haemochromatosis, having been diagnosed himself 23 years ago.
Haemochromatosis UK are hosting a haemochromatosis in-person event in Belfast on the 7th October 2026. Everyone is welcome to attend. Local, national, and international standard experts will deliver a dedicated programme of talks in the beautiful Titanic Hotel. This conference is relevant to anyone affected across the UK and Ireland – even further afield.
World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week launches!! This is the most important time of the year, when we urge everyone in Ireland to recognise the symptoms of the nation’s ‘Hidden Condition’, often called the ‘Celtic Gene’. Sister and brother, Emilia and Teddy Eustace joined Alice Kelly, Anna McCarthy and Brian Keegan to launch the week.
