Show Notes
Today from 11am to 4pm, The Rose Hotel in Tralee is hosting an event to find out what your blood type is.
The Rose Hotel is running the event in conjunction with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) and Radio Kerry is also supporting the drive.
Research has shown that many people are unaware of their blood type. The Rose Hotel and Henggeler family have organised the event to mark the first anniversary of the death of the hotel’s owner Dick Henggeler.
Jerry spoke to Mark Sullivan, general manager of The Rose Hotel and Stephen Cousins, head of marketing & donor Services with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.
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