Liam Horan Friday, 09 July 2010 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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 Liam Horan Wednesday, 07 July 2010
This year, the Irish team welcomes a huge number of new athletes to the team. Keep an eye on this story – we will add to this list as we build the profiles of all the athletes.We have received about 12 profiles from new athletes so far, and will be adding those here - if you haven't sent in your profile yet, see note below.Some of the athletes mentioned below have competed previously for Ireland, but before the establishment of this site in 2007 - hence, their inclusion in this 'new' list. Strictly speaking, so, it's new athletes, and athletes new to the site!
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 Liam Horan Sunday, 06 June 2010 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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 A team of ten golfers, all of whom have revived their sporting careers after major organ transplantations, will next month travel to Scotland to defend their Five-Nations Transplant golf title. |
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.jpg) The appeal has gone out - we want to gather as many pictures as possible of celebrities with Donor Cards.Lots of well-known people have supported the cause over the years, so any pictures you can send on would certainly enhance this site - and help to promote organ donor awareness. Every time we get a new picture, we will bring this story to the top of the page. The new pictures will be added on at the very bottom here every time...so let's all get cracking!For Organ Donor Cards freetext the wor... |
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 The organisers of this year’s historic European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Dublin have just launched the new Games website. |
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 The organisers of this year’s European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Dublin have been boosted by news of their acceptance into the Federation of Irish Sports. |
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A cookbook
is to be published tomorrow (Tuesday) aimed at giving a new lease of life to
people with kidney disease, writes JOHN FALLON.
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IRELAND’S leading Gaelic footballers and hurlers are lending their support to the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) as they prepare to host the 6th European Transplant & Dialysis Games in Dublin this August. |
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 Colin and the team have produced a fine souvenir magazine reliving and recording the Irish team's involvement in the 2009 World Games in Gold Coast, Australia - Click here to get your copy.We hope you enjoy! |
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 Athletics legend Eamonn Coghlan today (SATURDAY) started the countdown to a novel event that will see over 400 transplant and dialysis athletes from all over Europe converge on Dublin during its reign as the European Capital of Sport next year. |
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Ireland’s transplant athletes, who were hugely successful on the world stage last month, are to be honoured by the Lord Mayor of Dublin at a special ceremony.
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.jpg) Former Irish rugby international Peter Clohessy has announced the first winner of his Sport Personality of the Month Award. Having been involved in sport both as an amateur and a professional Peter, who runs a successful bar in Limerick, wants to recognise and award those people involved in sport in Limerick and the Mid South West Region. |
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