“These guidelines hope to provide you with some information to help you make a well-informed decision about donating your organs after death,” said Bishop Paul Mason.

“Organ donation is not only an act of social responsibility, but also an expression of the universal fraternity which binds all men and women together.”

The Knock Novena is one of the greatest spiritual and cultural events in Irish life today, with more than 10,000 pilgrims taking part.

“Above all it was about thanking God for the gift of life, and thanking deceased and living donors,” says Bernadette McNeive, mother of an organ recipient.

FleshandBlood (FaB) campaign launches in Dublin with the aim of mobilising parishes to become more actively involved in donating blood and organs.

Massive red ribbon launches FleshandBlood campaign highlighting the thousands of people who benefit from blood donation and the lives transformed by organ donation.

"Your blood could help save a life" - Blood Transfusion Services need 30,000 new or returning donors each year.

An opportunity to hear from others about the loss a young person and how they live with that loss.