Appeal for blood donations Leeside
The call comes in advance of Easter weekend.
People in Cork are being urged to give blood ahead of St Patrick's Day and the Easter holiday period.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service says it may not be able to maintain supplies to hospitals over the coming two weeks.
The IBTS say supply is particularly low on O neg, A neg and B neg blood types as well the most common blood type O positive.
Leeside, the donors can give until Wednesday in at St Finbarrs Hospital and on Sunday, people can donate blood at the Green Glens in Milstreet between 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Speaking to RedFM News, Anne O'Donovan from the IBTS in Cork outlines the type of donors they are looking for:
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