Transplant Team Ireland training session in Kilcullen

A training session for Transplant Sport Ireland athletes was held at Kilcullen Community Centre on Sunday, writes Brian Byrne. The training session was for the Team Ireland contestants who will represent Ireland at the upcoming World Championships in Germany in August. 

The team members are transplant recipients of heart, lung, liver, bone marrow, kidney and pancreas organs. By their participation they are highlighting the success of organ donation, according to local kidney transplant veteran James Nolan. "Transplant Sport Ireland would like to thank Newbridge Athletic Club’s Alan Beale for doing a fantastic stretching and warm-up session with everyone," he says. "Also Kilcullen AFC’s Nicky Kelly and his volunteers for helping our soccer team out. It was great to see such a huge crowd and our thanks to all who were able to make it, especially the people who travelled a fair distance to attend."

James also expressed the appreciation of the visitors to Enda O’Neill and his team at the Kilcullen Community Centre for hosting the training day.

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