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Transplant Team Ireland

Countdown to World Transplant Games - Sweden 2011   2011-6-17 17:00:00 GMT+00:00

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Cabinteely Man Mick will Captain Irish team at World Transplant Games PDF Print E-mail
Written by Colin White   
Saturday, 25 July 2009
ImageA Cabinteely man will captain the Irish team at the World Transplant Games in Australia next month – and, in their own eyes, all 19 team members are winners already by just getting to the starting-line. Mick Dwyer is looking forward to once again leading the Irish team in the life-affirming games, where, between them, the Irish team members have 13 new kidneys, five new livers and one new kidney-pancreas.

The squad will travel to Gold Coast, Australia, on Tuesday, August 18th. Nine years ago, Mick had a kidney transplant, but is now enjoying good health and looking forward to wearing the green, white and gold. He has previously been team captain for one World and two European Games and has won medals at European and world levels.

The local Loughlinstown Leisure Centre has kindly agreed to put the use of a badminton court at their facility at the disposal of Mick Dwyer and another local athlete Deirdre Faul, as they prepare the Games.  

Image“These are my sixth Games between European and World Games. The key message from the Games is the benefit of organ donation, and every athlete there is proof that transplant recipients can go on to live healthy and active lives,” said Mick (53), who will be accompanied on the trip to Australia by his wife Bernie.

“I missed the World Games in Bangkok two years ago due to a hip replacement.”

ImageLike all who take part in these novel Games, participation is the biggest thrill of all, in light of the health problems all competitors have overcome just to be there.

Team manager Colin White paid tribute to the determination of the athletes taking part. “They have worked
very hard to prepare for the Games, and they will help to show the world that you can enjoy a great life after receiving a transplant,” he said.
Mick will compete in the race walk, badminton, golf, and ten pin bowls.

The full Irish team is:
Paul Donohoe (Cavan); Mick Dwyer (captain, Dublin); Deirdre Faul (vice-captain, Dublin); Tony Gartland (Wicklow); James Hannon (Longford);  John Loftus (Limerick); Philip Martin (Dublin); Tom Metcalfe (Dublin); Linda Meyler (Galway); Catherine Murphy (Cork); James Nolan (Kildare); John Paul O’Neill (Kilkenny); Paul Prendergast (Dublin); Orla Hogan-Ryan (Tipperary); Charlie Ryan (Cork); Leonard Ryan (Dublin); Angela Sherlock (Dublin); Harry Ward (Dublin); and Vienna White (Donegal.)
The team will be accompanied by manager Colin White; team doctor Emer Kilbride; physio Clare Hogan; and Mark Murphy, the CEO of the Irish Kidney Association, who is also a member of the World Transplant Games governing body. The team kit is sponsored by Shire Pharmaceuticals.
A special website has been built – www.transplantteamireland.com – where supporters can follow the team’s progress and send on messages of support. The site profiles each athlete and will carry daily updates on how the athletes are getting on.
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