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A new group is to be formed in Castlebar called Castlebar Heartsaver. The aim of the group is to fundraise to purchase life saving defibrillators and provide CPR/AED training.

The Irish Heart Foundation has called on sports clubs around the country to become Heartsafe as a matter of urgency so they are ready to react quickly to cardiac arrest with lifesaving CPR skills and defibrillation. The latest plea follows the shocking collapse of Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba with cardiac arrest during the FA Cup.

The Erris HeartBeat defibrillator committee would like to congratulate the members of the Aughleam Community who have trained in the use of the new defibrillator that is sited at the Heritage Centre in Aughleam.

The Irish Heart Foundation has backed the latest UK TV campaign featuring Hollywood actor Vinnie Jones promoting hands-only CPR to help save lives from sudden cardiac arrest.

The Erris HeartBeat defibrillator committee would like to wish all their trained members and the wider Erris area a very happy Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

One of the most remote areas in the country has demonstrated its fight for survival by achieving a lifesaving award from the Irish Heart Foundation. A man’s life has already been saved since the community started the initiative which involves training local people to respond to cardiac emergencies in the area. The achievements of the Muintir á Chorrain Currane Belfarsad Community Defibrillator Group in Achill will be celebrated after they received the prestigious Irish Heart Foundation Heartsafe award.

Castlecomer with defibrillators in public places, to which there would be immediate access in a case of emergency, will become a reality on Saturday next, October 23. A ceremony will take place at 1pm on The Square outside Eurospar and will mark the provision of two community defibrillators.

BagenalstownFamily Resource Centre is holding a Family Day on Sunday next August 29.

A defibrillator course will be held on Wednesday and Thursday June 9 and 10 from 7pm to 10pm in Cosgallen CDP.

The Kilvine Defibrillation Group is offering CPR training on Thursday February 16 (evening), Thursday March 4 (evening), and a morning session on March 27.