From Irish Examiner, 17th December. The highlight of Liam Horan’s sporting year was reporting on the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok. The Irish team produced a record-breaking performance. But the real glory lay not just in the medals, but in the endless courage of every single competitor, all of whom had come through life-threatening illnesses.
A 33 year-old Co. Mayo woman, who almost died before receiving an emergency liver transplant just 18 months ago, has set up her own website so she can deliver a powerful message to others in a similar predicament: “You can live a full and active life after transplantation.”
Your country wants you, but only if you’ve got a new heart, or a new kidney, or a new liver, or a new lung, or a new pancreas – or if you’re on dialysis treatment.
President Mary McAleese has paid a special tribute to Ireland’s world-beating transplant athletics team: “You have brought the issue of organ donation to a level of national prominence it never before had.”
President Mary McAleese has invited a team of 23 Irish athletes, all of whom have had transplants, to Aras an Uachtarain tomorrow– to personally congratulate them on their record breaking success at the World Transplant Games.
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has offered his congratulations to the record-breaking team of 23 Irish athletes, all of whom have had transplants, who return from the World Transplant Games in Bangkok today.
After an outstanding performance at the 16th World Transplant Games which took place last week in Bangkok, the jubilant Irish team will return home to Dublin airport today (Tuesday) with a record breaking 39 medals.
A rousing homecoming is guaranteed on Tuesdsay night (September 4th) for the Irish team which collected a record 39 medals at the World Transplant Games in Bangkok over the last week.
Just to let you know the lie of the land here today in Bangkok. I’ve just come back from the Badminton Hall where John Cormican and Angela Sherlock put up a terrific show against a very impressive Swedish pair in the Mixed Doubles semi-finals.
Ireland has today (WEDNESDAY) been announced as the winner of the race to host the 2010 European Transplant and Dialysis Games, and there are hopes that it could prove the fore-runner to a staging of the World Transplant Games.
All Irish athletes in the 23-strong squad at the World Transplant Games have now taken part – but the next few days are set to be extremely busy as many of these athletes take part in their strongest sport.
The Irish athletes competing at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok, Thailand, are today (MONDAY) “thrilled” to have won a total of ten medals on the second day of competition.
Paul Donohoe, Chairman of the Irish Kidney Association, is grateful to donors and their families for the gift of life – but more people need to carry donor cards, he says.
Irish Olympic medalist and CEO of the Irish Sports Council, John Treacy has sent a good luck message to the Transplant Games team as they leave for Bangkok.
A team of 23 Irish transplant recipients leave Ireland today to compete in the World Transplant Games – and to celebrate the new lease of life all of them have received.
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A 33 year-old Co. Mayo woman, who almost died before receiving an emergency liver transplant just 18 months ago, has set up her own website so she can deliver a powerful message to others in a similar predicament: “You can live a full and active life after transplantation.” 
President Mary McAleese has paid a special tribute to Ireland’s world-beating transplant athletics team: “You have brought the issue of organ donation to a level of national prominence it never before had.” 
After an outstanding performance at the 16th World Transplant Games which took place last week in Bangkok, the jubilant Irish team will return home to Dublin airport today (Tuesday) with a record breaking 39 medals. 
Just to let you know the lie of the land here today in Bangkok. I’ve just come back from the Badminton Hall where John Cormican and Angela Sherlock put up a terrific show against a very impressive Swedish pair in the Mixed Doubles semi-finals. 
The Irish athletes competing at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok, Thailand, are today (MONDAY) “thrilled” to have won a total of ten medals on the second day of competition. 
Paul Donohoe, Chairman of the Irish Kidney Association, is grateful to donors and their families for the gift of life – but more people need to carry donor cards, he says. 
Irish Olympic medalist and CEO of the Irish Sports Council, John Treacy has sent a good luck message to the Transplant Games team as they leave for Bangkok. 
Message from Seamus Brennan, T.D. Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to the Irish World Transplant Games Team.
Visit the Irish Kidney Assocation Website 
