Limerick community gets two new defibrillators

A FURTHER two public access defibrillators (AEDs) have been installed in the outskirts of Adare.

The two new AEDs were installed due to continued campaigns by Adare Community First Responders (CFR).

According to the chairperson of Adare CFR, Kevin Cribbin, the AEDs were installed on the outskirts of the town for easier access as if there is ever an emergency, the traffic in and out of Adare town may stand between life and death.

There are a number of AEDs within Adare including the school and sportsfields, however, all but two were locked up after hours.

The two additional AEDs on the outskirts of the town bring the total number of public access AEDs in Adare to four.

The new AEDs were installed at the Adare Hire Centre on the Woodlands Road and at WW Doherty & Sons Farm Machinery on the Rathkeale Road (N21).

“The AEDs were placed at these locations, with the cooperation of the Normoyle and Doherty families, on the Limerick and Rathkeale sides of the village,” Mr Cribbin said.

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“We are very appreciative to the property owners for allowing us to install the AEDs,” he added.

The other two public-access AEDs are located at the community centre and on the Riverbank walk as the route, which is difficult to access for medical personnel, became more popular during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Community first responder groups operate under the direction of the National Ambulance Service. They are volunteers who are trained to attend certain types of emergency calls in the area where they live or work.

The aim is for CFR groups to reach a life threatening situation before the ambulance can.