Age no barrier for transplant athletes

IF you’re feeling your age — fed up with your creaking bones — and need a dose of positivity, then look no further than Transplant Team Ireland, half of whom are over 50 and heading off to Poland next week to represent this country.

While we are continually being told that exercise, lifestyle, and a positive outlook help us age well, they epitomise this; having received a second chance through organ donation they’re grabbing life with both hands, regardless of the date on their birth cert.

Competing at European level in any sport demands application, dedication, and determination and the participants bring this ethos into everyday living as well as to the annual event, offering hope on many levels to many people.