14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Meet the Cork-based air exec brought to death's door at the age of 34 by kidney failure
Robbie Merrigan is back living life at full throttle, preparing to contest the World Transplant Games in golf later this year and getting in the practice rounds at Fermoy
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'I've lived a few lives' Robbie Merrigan tells me as we meet on the putting green at Fermoy Golf Club.
The farmer's son is a man of many talents to say the least – a jet dealer, helicopter expert, air show organiser, event-winning caddie, but also a transplant recipient and intensive care survivor.
