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Transplant Team Ireland

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Long Jump Bronze for John Cormican PDF Print E-mail
Written by Liam Horan in Bangkok   
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 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher   
Saturday, 11 August 2007
ImageDysart 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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My sporting highlight
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.
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Liver transplant recipients in web bid to help others
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.”
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Sign up today for Transplant and Dialysis sports
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.
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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: 100m and 200m track, long jump and badminton (singles and doubles)

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News reports from World Games

Freelance Journalist Liam Horan will be covering this year's European Transplant & Dialysis Games for Irish newspapers, radios, and websites. To obtain reports from Liam, email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Freelance Journalist Emer Gallagher also contributes articles on the Irish team at the games. 
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