The Glencolmcille Community First Responder Group are now ‘Live’ with The National Ambulance Service.
The group relaunched following a stand-down of the previous group during COVID in 2020.
Re-training and recruitment began in late 2022 and volunteers have been training steadily over the past couple of years with the National Ambulance Service, the Irish Heart Foundation and the HSE.
Currently, there are fifteen members in the group, however new members are always welcome and training will be provided locally on an ongoing basis.
Through Lár-Chomhairle Paróiste Ghleanncholmcille seven defibrilators are placed in various locations in the parish and the CFR group maintain these on a regular basis.
“This is a very valuable service for a remote area such as Glencolmcille, and we would encourage people to join and support,” a spokesperson said.
