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Tattoos/Piercing — can I give blood? (Irish Blood Transfusion Service)

What is the waiting period for Tattoos/Piercing — can I give blood? (Irish Blood Transfusion Service)?

For Tattoos/Piercing, waiting period is 4 months; condition is no tattoos/piercing in last 4 months; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is Irish Blood Transfusion Service, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

no tattoos/piercing in last 4 months

giveblood.ie, retrieved 2026-08-06

4 months
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
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Criterion
Tattoos/Piercing verified
Blood service
Irish Blood Transfusion Service our reading
Waiting period
4 months verified
Condition
no tattoos/piercing in last 4 months verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading

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