Health Minister Wicklow TD Stephen Donnelly's backed proposals to lift the time-limited ban on gay and bi-sexual men giving blood.
Currently they can't donate blood until 12 months after they've had sex with another man.
That'll be reduced to four months next March and cut further later next year, when it will be based on an individual assessment.
Whale Theatre Secures €20,000 In National Grassroots Funding Boost
Local Food & Foraging Crowns Young Wicklow Chef A Winner
House In Delgany At The Centre of Burglary & Harassment Charges
Wicklow Boy Awarded €45,000 for Injuries Caused by Uninsured Driver
Wicklow Woman In TG4 Documentary On Embracing Life & Defying Age Stereotypes