Hacketstown man to return from World Transplant Games with Gold & 3 Silver medals

A Carlow man is making his way home from Argentina with a Gold medal and 3 silvers.

Tony Gartland has had huge success again at the World Transplant Games.

The Hacketstown man and the other members of Team Ireland and their coaches are due to touch down at Dublin Airport this evening with an impressive haul of medals in tow.

Tony struck Gold for the 5km race walk retaining the title he won in South Africa at the last World games and won 3 Silvers aswell this time around.

The local athlete became the first person in Ireland to undergo a liver transplant in 1993.