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Bridie Nicholson - Profile 2010

Written by Liam Horan
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Needless to mention, Bridie's main event at the games will Petanque, and thankfully she has an excellent pitch to practice on. "Apart from the good weather and the excellent views of Benbulben and Knocknarea mountains, we have at the Mitchell-Curley park, the pitch is undoubtedly the best in Ireland," says Bridie, speaking of her local venue in Sligo.
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Breaking news - Friday's news from Athletics and Bowling

Written by Liam Horan in Wurzburg
Friday, 05 September 2008
Breaking news from Track & Field and Bowling events at European Transplant & Dialysis Games, in Wurzburg, Germany. It’s a very busy day, with every athlete out there competing, so do stay tuned here. We will be adding updates throughout the day. Please read below for full news updates.
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Looking back to Bangkok

Written by Liam Horan in Wurzburg
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
Bridie Nicholson recalls her famous Petanque triumph at the 2007 World Transplant Games - but she's making no promises for this week.

Sligo woman to chase international glory again

Written by Liam Horan
Friday, 22 August 2008
A Sligo woman who made history at last year’s World Transplant Games is to embark on the glory trail again at the end of this month.
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Bridie makes history with Ireland's first-ever Petanque gold

Written by Liam Horan
Thursday, 30 August 2007
A Sligo woman transplanted with a new liver and pancreas seven years ago created history in Bangkok this morning (THURSDAY) by winning Ireland’s first-ever Gold medal in the sport of Petanque at the World Transplant Games.
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Sligo woman only Irish double-transplant recipient

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Athletics legend Eamonn Coghlan to deliver motivational talk to transplant and dialysis athletes

Irish running legend Eamonn Coghlan is to deliver a motivational talk to an “inspirational” bunch of Irish athletes – all of whom have had major organ transplants or are currently on dialysis.

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Bridie Nicholson

Name: Bridie Nicholson

Competes at:

Lives: Sligo

Transplant:

Sports: Athletics, Darts, Bowling

Games Events: Darts Singles, Darts Triples, Bowling Doubles, Ball Throw, 2km Race Walk

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Newspaper articles

Going for gold in Transplant Games - Spenborough Guardian 3 Sep 2010 | 3:08 am
Graham to undertake fearsome challenge for transplant charity - Montrose Today 2 Sep 2010 | 4:42 am
Minchinhampton teenager shines at British Transplant Games - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard 1 Sep 2010 | 6:05 am
Busselton woman thankful for organ donation that gifted her a new lease on life - Busselton Dunsborough Mail 1 Sep 2010 | 1:22 am
University of Arizona PhD Student Wins 7 Medals at U.S. Transplant Games - Tucson Citizen 31 Aug 2010 | 5:47 pm

News reports from World Games

Sli Nua Communications' Liam Horan will be providing regular reports from the 2009 World Transplant Games for Irish newspapers, radios, and websites. To obtain reports, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Visit the Irish Kidney Assocation Website

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>> Official Games site

A team of ten Irish golfers, all of whom revived their sporting careers after major organ transplantations, this weekend retained a major golf title in Scotland.
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