Ramelton athlete Kieran Murray was joined by his daughters and nieces in Dublin last weekend as they supported the Irish Kidney Association’s family fun run, Run for a Life.
Transplant Team Ireland member Murray donned his running shoes to join the 500 participants of Saturday’s race. He was cheered on by his daughters Chloe, Grace and Sophie, and nieces Ava and Isabelle Keogh from Swords Dublin, who are the daughters of Ross Keogh who sponsored Keoghs Crisps for all the Run for a Life participants.
Murray, who has had two kidney transplants in 2000 and 2013, will participate in the World Transplant Games in Newcastle this August.
The Run for a Life race was hailed as a ‘life-affirming’ event by Ray D’Arcy, the ambassador for organ donor awareness 2019.
He said: “It’s great to be part of a life affirming event like this. It fits perfectly with the many stories that I’ve heard about organ donation and the life changing affect they’ve had on the recipients and their families. We need to get people talking with their loved ones about organ donation… if they don’t know how you feel it’s impossible for them to make an informed decision when the unspeakable happens.”
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