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Deirdre Faul - Profile 2010

Written by Liam Horan
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Since last year's heroic exploits in the World Transplant Games, Gold Coast, Australia, Deirdre has certainly kept herself busy.
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The Dubs strike for golfing glory!

Written by Liam Horan
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Three Dublin golfers today (THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH) won medals for gold at the 17th World Transplant Games in Gold Coast, Australia – and now Ireland’s medals tally stands at eleven with two days of competition left.
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Super day in badminton as Deirdre and Vienna strike gold on the treble

Written by Liam Horan
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Two Irish Badminton players today (TUESDAY) dominated the badminton tournament at the 17th World Transplant Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Squash medals for Deirdre and JP

Written by Liam Horan
Monday, 24 August 2009
Deirdre Faul, one of the great competitors of the Irish team, has just own a Gold medal for Squash at the 17th World Transplant Games in Gold Coast, Australia - and JP O'Neill has captured a silver medal to round off a great day for the Irish in the squash court.
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All Systems Go as Deirdre Takes Part in World Transplant Games

Written by Liam Horan
Saturday, 25 July 2009
A Co. Dublin woman is off to Australia next month (AUGUST) as a member of the Irish team in the World Transplant Games – where, in their own eyes, all 19 team members are winners already by just getting to the starting-line.
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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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Deirdre Faul

Name: Deirdre Faul

Competes at: Squash, Badminton, Golf

Lives: Dalkey, Co. Dublin

Transplant: Liver Transplant in 2003

Games Events: Squash, Badminton, Golf, Swimming, Cycling & 10 pin bowling.

Medal List:

2010 April: UK Racquet Tournament Warrington
Gold: Squash
Gold: Badminton Doubles (Anne Smyth)
Silver: Badminton Singles
Cliff Lavin Award Best Female Achiever

2009 Paddy McCabe Memorial Cup (Dalkey Community Council Award)

2009 World Transplant Games Gold Coast Australia - Vice Captain (Competed in 5 events)
Gold: Squash
Gold: Badminton Singles
Gold: Badminton Doubles (with Vienna White)
Gold: Golf (net) + Overall Net Female

2009 British Transplant Games Coventry (Competed in 3 events)
Gold: Squash
Silver x 2: Golf (Net & Gross)
Bronze: Doubles Badminton (partner assigned)

2009 April: UK Racquet Tournament Knutsford
Gold: Squash
Gold: Badminton Doubles (with Vienna White)

2008 European Transplant & Dialysis Games Wurzburg, Germany
Silver: 10 pin Bowling
Silver: Cycling Road Race
Silver: Cycling Time Trial
Silver: Golf
Bronze: Singles Badminton

2008 British Transplant Games Sheffield (Competed in 4 events)
Gold: Squash, Golf, 50m Breastroke
Also a Silver & Bronze

2008 April: UK Racquet Tournament
Gold: Squash
Bronze: Badminton Doubles (partner assigned)

2007 World Transplant Games Bangkok - Team Captain
Gold: Squash
Gold: Golf (Gross)
Gold: Golf (Net)
Bronze: 50m Freestyle
Bronze: 50m Breastroke
Bronze: 10 pin Bowling

2006 European Transplant & Dialysis Games Pecs, Hungary
Silver: 50m Breastroke
Silver: 200m Swim Relay
Bronze: 50m Freestyle
Bronze: 100m Freestyle
Bronze: 100m Breastroke
Bronze: 10pin Bowling

5 Nations Golf:
2006 (Win Ireland), 2007 (Scotland/Wales), 2008 (England), 2009 (Win Ireland)

Irish National Transplant Games participant since 2005

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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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>> 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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