Search Results for 'Lifesaving'

Motoring experts are calling for mandatory first aid training for all drivers so they know how to help in the event of a road accident.

SIPTU representatives have highlighted that a lack of recruitment by the HSE of radiation therapists has resulted in lifesaving machines for treating cancer patients being left idle in hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Galway.

Organised water safety in Ireland really began in Milltown Malbay, Co Clare in the 1930s when a lady drowned there. This galvanised the local community into forming a Water Safety Association to help swimmers who got into trouble. The idea spread through Co Clare and eventually to the whole country. The national water safety section, set up by the government, was run by the Red Cross.

Four Galway schools have received awards from the Irish Heart Foundation for training students in the lifesaving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Just like the charity’s lifeboats, the RNLI’s fundraising team need a dedicated volunteer crew, volunteers being at the heart of the RNLI and comprising 95% of its people.

Atlantic Coast Lifeguards is Ireland's leading lifeguard courses provider. It offers professional lifeguard courses, lifesaving, automated external defibrillator, and first aid courses throughout Ireland. Take a look at the various locations and dates and enrol online. Places are limited so avoid disappointment and book early.

The Aran Islands volunteer lifeboat crew were requested by the Irish Coast Guard to launch their All-Weather Severn Lifeboat on Monday afternoon to help an angling boat.

Lifesaving rehabilitation for heart patients is in ‘absolute crisis’ and no hospital in Ireland has a full team in place to help them recover, the Irish Heart Foundation has warned.

The mismanagement of the ambulance service in Athlone needs urgent rectification, according to local Fine Gael Councillor, John Dolan.