Great Last Day

IRISH TEAM ENJOY RECORD SUCCESS DOWN UNDER ON FINAL DAY AT WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES The taste of glory was most definitely shining down on members of Transplant Team Ireland at the World Transplant Games in Perth as they added another world transplant record and 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 bronze to their medals tally …

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Another day and plenty to report

Bone marrow transplant woman wins Gold and Bronze today and veteran retired doctor breaks world transplant games record. Down under in Perth  at the World Transplant Games,  today (Thursday)  got off to a spectacular start as Irish (super) woman Mairead O’Mahony from Cork won both a Gold and a Bronze medal in athletics while 'the flying …

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DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA WINNING GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE

TRANSPLANT GOLFERS PUTTING IT UP TO THE REST OF THE WORLD Today proved to be another Golden day lined in Silver and Bronze for Transplant Team Ireland at the World Transplant Games in Perth.  After winning Gold and Silver in the Golf Pairs event on Monday, the golfers kept up their sterling form and with …

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It’s Tuesday!

It's Tuesday afternoon in Perth and our team has been busy in competition again! Three newcomers to the team; Bernie Cox, Teresa Smyth and Finbar O'Regan were joined by the experienced Pat O'Sullivan at Subiaco for day two of Petanque and the doubles competition. They were supported by Robyn (team media) and Bernie's niece and …

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Team Update!

IRISH TRANSPLANT GOLFERS BASK IN GOLD AND SILVER GLORY  Irish transplant golfers put in an outstanding performance in Perth today at the World Transplant Games. Transplant Team Ireland seized Gold and Silver the top two positions in golf pairs while two more just missed out on bronze.  Proving to be an indomitable Cork duo, golfers …

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Let the Games Begin

The Irish have gathered in Perth for the 24th World Transplant Games. With seven team members having competed at this level before and seven attending their first ever transplant sports event, one would think that it could be a two-tier team. However, it true TTI style everyone pulled together naturally with genuine bonds developing immediately. …

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TRANSPLANT TEAM GEARS UP TO GO DOWN UNDER FOR 2023 WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES

Fourteen Irish transplant recipients will travel to Perth, Australia next month to represent Ireland at the World Transplant Games (15-21April). 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 COVID-19 pandemic. The Irish squad gathered at the ALSAA …

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Grand Slam winning support!

The IrishRugby were celebrating their #GRANDSLAM2023 victory last night and some of them took the opportunity to wish our team the best of luck at the Official World Transplant Games in Perth next month! #MackHansen #PaulO'Connell #PoweredbytheGiftofLife Big THANK YOU to our team member, Bryan Duignan for sharing the videos! Mack Hansen wishing our team …

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