Radio host Adrian Kennedy had just finished a moving interview with the boy and his mum when the offer was made

THIS is the amazing moment a caller offered to donate his kidney to a nine-year-old boy who has chronic kidney failure.

The listener, called John, phoned in to LMFM to make the “extraordinary offer” live on air.

LMFM Presenter Adrian Kennedy had just finished the interview with Cialan and his mum Fiona Walsh when the amazing offer was made.

John called into the show to say that he would be more than happy to donate one of his kidneys to help the young boy.

He told Kennedy that the interview had “just hit something in me”.

John asked if he could be put in touch with the family or somebody who would be able to arrange for him to be tested as a match with Cialan.

He said: “If I could do anything to help a child in need, I would do it.

“I’m not sure how the process works, but 100 per cent I would be willing to get in touch with them and go down the channels.

“We’d have to to see if potentially I could be a match for, [but] I would do that 100 per cent.”

Kennedy was staggered by the offer of “extraordinary generosity”.

He told John that they are going to arrange for him to be put in touch with the Walsh family.

“We are going to take you up on that. We are going to put you in touch with Fiona.

“As we said, I haven’t a clue how the whole process unfolds. Fiona probably doesn’t even at this point.

“But even to make that offer is just amazing, fair play to you, John, and thanks very much indeed for talking to us,” Kennedy said.

In an emotional moment before the offer was made, Cialan was asked what he would say to a potential donor.

He said: “Thank you and thank you for making my life better and hope you have a great day.”

Mum Fiona Walsh had previously explained that Cialan has had issues with his kidney’s since birth and has been on dialysis for four years.

Her and Cialan’s dad are currently having tests done to see if they are a donor match, but if that failed they were “relying on the donation of a stranger”.

She said: “It’s not easy, no nine-year-old wants to have tubes coming out of their belly.

“No nine-year-old wants to be hooked up to a machine every night. Dialysis now is keeping him safe, doesn’t give him a much better quality of life.”

The Irish Kidney Association says that as of May 2025, 1.6 million people had indicated their support of organ donation by having code 115 included on their driving licence.

They said: “This demonstrates both the strong public interest in organ donation and the importance of supporting family discussion so that people’s wishes are known and respected.”

The Irish Kidney Association encourages families to discuss organ donation and make sure they know each other’s wishes. For organ donor cards, including a digital version that can be saved in your phone wallet, visit: www.ika.ie/donorcard