A pre-amber alert has been issued due to concerns over a shortage of blood.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urgently asking for regular donors with the blood group O negative, A negative, B negative and A positive to make an appointment to donate.
The pre-amber alert has been issued to all hospitals in line with the national blood shortage plan, which requests the conservative use of blood from these groups.
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Extra clinics have been arranged for Sunday the 9th of October.
