Stars from across the country’s sporting arena joined together in Dublin yesterday for the launch of the World Sports Team, a new volunteer-driven organisation which is seeking to provide sportspeople across the world with a supportive network.
The not-for-profit network aims to build a member base which will provide support to those who suffer debilitating injuries through partaking in sport.
Through its global fundraising and awareness programmes, the charity aims to reach out to the families and friends of sportspeople, amateur or otherwise, who have suffered catastrophic injury, as well as the injured themselves.
The Global Support network already has the support of sporting stars including Brian O’Driscoll and Grand National-winning jockey Barry Geraghty.
Chief executive of the Federation of Irish Sport, Sarah O’Connor, praised the initiative, which is the brainchild of Tralee native Eamonn Sayers.
World Sports Team is free to join at www.worldsportsteam.org
(Irish Independent) 27/11/2014