James to compete in Croatia

Kilcullen's James Nolan will once again be competing in the European Transplant & Dialysis Games, which take place in Croatia from 18-25 August.

James is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his own kidney transplant, which was donated by his sister Catherine. Since then he has been a champion for organ donation, helping to rase more than €1m for kidney research and aid for kidney failure patients.

Over the weekend, James and the other 25 members of the Irish team for the ET&D Games met up with transplant surgeon David Hickey for a motivational talk. He's pictured here with his wife Emma and Mr Hickey, who was himself a Dublin All Star in the 1970s.

James has also been a regular, and successful, competitor inWorld Transplant & Dialysis games events.