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Transplant Team Ireland members Sheila Gregan from Nenagh and Brian Duignan from Carlow are cheered on by former Olympian triathlete Gavin Noble as they prepare for The World Transplant Games in Perth
Fourteen Irish transplant recipients have travelled to Perth, Australia this week to represent Ireland at the World Transplant Games, which begin this Saturday, April 15 and continue until next Friday, April 21.
This follows a four-year hiatus for the biennial World Transplant Games, as the previous event planned for 2021 had to be cancelled due to the global pandemic.
Carlow will be represented by Bryan Duignan, a kidney transplant recipient, and Tony Gartland, a liver transplant recipient from Hacketstown.
Tony Gartland
Messages of goodwill have abounded for the Irish team including words of encouragement from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Australian Ambassador to Ireland Gary Gray, members of the medical profession including Clinical Lead Organ Donation Transplant Ireland Dr Catherine Motherway, and rugby sporting heroes, with lots more good wishes flowing in from the general public.
Ranging in age from 36 right up to 75, the current Transplant Team Ireland panel of 10 inspirational men and 4 women travelling to Perth for the World Transplant Games have all received organ transplants including two liver, two bone marrow and ten kidney.
Bryan Duignan
The Irish team will be among 1,524 participants from 46 countries, all embracing their gift of life and honouring their donors in this celebration of life through sport.
To find out more about members of Transplant Team Ireland and to follow their progress at the Games, you can follow the team blog: www.transplantteamireland.ie
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