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PODCAST: Community first responders group set up in Carrick

Sep 8, 2025 18:09
By Eoghan Murphy
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PODCAST: Community first responders group set up in Carrick

A community first responders group has been set up in Carrick-on-Shannon.

They are a group of local volunteers that attend a cardiac arrest, chest pain, heart attack, stroke or choking before an ambulance arrives.

It's activated through the National Ambulance Service.

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Eoghan Murphy has been speaking Carrick first responders' treasurer, Sharon Gartland, to find out more:

 

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