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John, Deirdre, Harry and Mick come good in Badminton

Written by Liam Horan in Wurzburg
Thursday, 04 September 2008
The Irish team performed superbly in the ultra-competitive Badminton arena, which was the focal point of Wednesday action here at the 5th European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Wurzburg, Germany. The arena was extremely warm, which proved taxing for all players, but when a long day of competition came to an end, Ireland could boast four medals – John Cormican, Deirdre Faul, Harry Ward and Mick Dwyer.
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Roscommon carpenter aims for three European medals

Written by Emer Gallagher
Friday, 22 August 2008
Dysart man John Cormican, who just last year scooped two world medals, will represent his country again this year when he competes in the European Transplant and Dialysis Games next week.
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Long Jump Bronze for John Cormican

Written by Liam Horan
Friday, 31 August 2007
Hot off the press - Bronze medal for John Cormican in the Long Jump.
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Roscommon man set for eighth games

Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher
Saturday, 11 August 2007
Dysart man John Cormican will compete for Ireland in the World Transplant Games for the eighth time this month. The carpenter received a kidney transplant in 1984 and has competed in every World Games, apart from one, since 1991.
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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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John Cormican

Name: John Cormican

Competes at: Veteran

Lives: Roscommon

Transplant: Kidney transplant in 1984

Sports: Won ten bronze medals at past World Transplant Games. Won a number of silver and bronze at European Games. Competes in badminton, tennis and long jump. He has competed in seven World Games and two European Games

Games Events: Badminton Singles, Badminton Mixed Doubles, 100m Track, Long Jump, 4 x 100m Track

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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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