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Clare women help Irish team break record

Written by Liam Horan in Bangkok
Saturday, 01 September 2007
Two Clare women, both who have had kidney transplant, have helped Ireland win a record breaking 39 medals at a major World Games in Thailand.
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Kind sponsor helps Marie to Gold medals

Written by Liam Horan in Bangkok
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Clare bar-maid Marie O’Connor won two gold medals at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday (TUESDAY) – after a donation from a kind stranger sent her on her way.
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Marie O’Connor remembers the donors

Written by Liam Horan in Bangkok
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Clare woman Marie O’Connor will be a busy Irish athlete this week as she takes part in a number of events – but for now, she’s thinking of the donors who have given the gift of life.
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Donation from stranger puts Marie on her way

Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher
Friday, 20 July 2007
A donation of €1,000 from a kind stranger has boosted a Co. Clare bar maid’s chance of a medal in the World Transplant Games next month. Lahinch woman Marie O’Connor will represent Ireland at the 16th World Transplant Games in Bangkok.
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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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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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Marie O'Connor

Name: Marie O’Connor

Competes at: Super Senior

Lives: Clare

Transplant: Two kidney transplants, first in 1996, second in October 1998

Sports: Member of Golf Club

European Games 2004 in Slovenia

World Games 2005 in Canada
Games Events: Golf, Squash, 100m Track, 200m Track, 3000m Walk, 4x100m Track Relay

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Dr Emer KILBRIDE

Mark MURPHY

Colin WHITE

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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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Other Websites

Visit the Irish Kidney Assocation Website

>> Official Games site