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Transplant Team Ireland

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Rachel triumphs in Bangkok PDF Print E-mail
Written by Liam Horan in Bangkok   
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Bettystown student Rachel Eagleton, who had a kidney transplant at the age of nine and was treated for cancer last year, has won two medals at a major World Games in Thailand – for the second time in two years.
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Kidney transplant student aims to net tennis gold PDF Print E-mail
Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher   
Monday, 13 August 2007
Twenty year-old Co. Meath woman Rachel Eagleton finished her treatment for cancer last year while completing a Cert in Business Studies and she hopes to start her Degree next month  – but first she will travel to Bangkok to compete in the World Transplant Games.
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Athlete will celebrate 21st before World Games PDF Print E-mail
Written by Liam Horan & Emer Gallagher   
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Rachel Eagleton, a member of the Irish team competing in the World Transplant Games will celebrate her 21st birthday shortly before she leaves for the competition in Bangkok this August.
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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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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. 
Email Emer at 
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Other Websites

Visit the Irish Kidney Assocation Website


>> Official Games site