Callan Community First Responders. We respond to Cardiac Arrest, chest pain & stroke. Raising awareness of cardiac arrest and bystander CPR is vital.

Kilkenny, Ireland
Joined February 2021
Taking in a few rays before training tonight! – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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Noel & Alfie Lynch @LynchFencing facilitated our training tonight, thank you! From cardiac arrest to chest pains on the farm, they were great actors 👏. Cardiac arrest can happen anywhere at anytime, call 999 immediately, start CPR & get an AED. @Jon_CEO_South @LonerganDonal – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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Kells Scouts group enjoyed their CPR session lastnight. Fantastic enthusiasm & lifeskills learnt @Jon_CEO_South @ScoutingIreland – at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
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If you ever have to make a 112/999 call be sure to provide your Eircode to improve our ability to find you.
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Delighted to have trained a lovely group in Ballingarry, Tipperary lastnight. 4 AEDs in the town, now to help raise awareness of effective CPR combined with them 👍 – at South Tipperary, Ireland
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What a fantastic group tonight!!! We kicked off the year with a new burst of Heartsaver training for Callan community. Congratulations 👏 @Jon_CEO_South @Community_NAS – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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Back training tonight. Training stations to include infant choking. Chest pains, stroke and cardiac arrest. The lads are delighted to gain ROSC on our late night runner. @Jon_CEO_South
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Callan CFR retweeted
Emergency services are dealing with an articulated truck that has jack-knived on the R727 Carlow to Hacketstown Road at Coolmanagh. Clean up operation is underway. Care needed on the approach
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Please be advised that @AmbulanceNAS are experiencing a large number of calls at present.
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Such a buzz when your group welcomes another volunteer !! – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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Please take note of this Status Orange weather warning @MetEireann has issued for tomorrow. Conditions for travelling will be tough so be careful and be safe. Weather like this can also affect our response times so please be patient if one of our crews are coming to assist you.
Status Orange - Low Temperature/Ice warning for Ireland A severe frost and further icy stretches will set in on Sunday night, accompanied by patches of freezing fog. Temperatures likely to fall below -5 degrees in many areas. 17:00 Sunday 11/12/2022 to 12:00 Monday 12/12/2022
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Just been given our 1st community funding for an AED. Happy team! @Jon_CEO_South – at South Tipperary, Ireland
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An early start for the Callan Mens Shed this morning. Tremendous efforts made on CPR and recognising signs & symptoms of a Heart attack. @Jon_CEO_South @ARoss_NASNL_CEO – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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A pleasure for the @AmbulanceNAS team to attend a @KilkennyIFA meeting last night with our good friends in @gardainfo and @CallanC to chat about the importance of mental health aswell as showing how vital CPR and AEDs are.
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Good morning Callan – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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The National Ambulance Service has over 190 active community first response schemes around the country run by wonderful volunteers like Margaret Duggan who retires after 16 years of tremendous community service. Thank you for your service Margaret. 👉 becomeacfr.ie 👈
The community engagement team would like to wish long standing CFR Margaret Dugan the very best in her retirement. A founding member of Greystones CFR group, Margaret has hung up her hiviz jacket for the last time after 16 years of dedicated community service. Thank you Margaret.
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Fethard Scout group completed a Heartsaver course today. Another Scout badge well deserved ! @Jon_CEO_South @ARoss_NASNL_CEO – at Kilkenny, Ireland
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