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.
Daniel (Donie) McCarthy and Catherine Murphy enjoy the Cork domination of the darts arena at the 2008 European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Wurzburg, Germany.
A Cobh man who received a new liver just over a year ago is today (TUESDAY) the toast of the Irish contingent at the 5th European Transplant and Dialysis Games in Germany – and two fellow Corkonians collected silver medals to complete a great day for the Rebel County in the darts competition.
A group of five athletes, plus the team physio, will make up a big Cork contingent representing Ireland at next week’s European Transplant & Dialysis Games, in Wurzburg, Germany – and their main mission is to spread the gospel of organ donation.
Cork athlete Daniel McCarthy, a veteran of European and World Games, has written a book on his heart transplant experience. It’s called My New Heart. He wrote it 12 years ago and sold every copy.
Daniel McCarthy from Midleton was given only three weeks to live when he was born – but a heart bypass and a heart transplant later the Cork man will represent his country in the World Transplant Games in Bangkok this month.
IRELAND’S leading Gaelic footballers and hurlers are lending their support to the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) as they prepare to host the 6th European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Dublin this August.
The appeal has gone out - we want to gather as many pictures as possible of celebrities with Donor Cards. Lots of well-known people have supported the cause over the years, so any pictures you can send on would certainly enhance this site - and help to promote organ donor awareness. Every time we get a new picture, we will bring this story to the top of the page. The new pictures will be added on at the very bottom here every time...so let's all get cracking! For Organ Donor Cards freetext the word DONOR to 50050 or visit the Irish Kidney Association website www.ika.ie
The appeal has gone out - we want to gather as many pictures as possible of celebrities with Donor Cards.
Lots of well-known people have supported the cause over the years, so any pictures you can send on would certainly enhance this site - and help to promote organ donor awareness.
Every time we get a new picture, we will bring this story to the top of the page.
The new pictures will be added on at the very bottom here every time...so let's all get cracking!
For Organ Donor Cards freetext the word DONOR to 50050 or visit the Irish Kidney Association website www.ika.ie
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
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