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Name: Michael Kiely

From: Co. Cork

Age category: 50-59

Sports:

• Golf Singles 
• Golf Pairs
• Petanque Doubles

Michael Kiely and his sister Annette underwent a living donor kidney transplant in 2012 at Beaumont Hospital. This life-changing event followed him having to undergo three years of haemodialysis treatment at Cork University Hospital.

Michael will be competing at this year’s World Transplant Games in the age category 50-59 in the following events:

• Golf singles
• Golf Team
• Petanque Singles

Michael has participated in previous World Transplant Games in Spain 2017, and is looking forward to this year’s event to raise the profile of organ donation and transplantation.

Michael explained, “I’m really looking forward to the Transplant Games. It is a privilege and honour to be able to represent my country as part of Transplant Team Ireland and by participating I hope to play my small part in helping to increase awareness about the huge importance of organ donation and acknowledge the wonderful legacy of organ donors and their families from all over the world.”