Donabate Portrane Community First Responders

21/08/2026

🚑 Did you know your phone can help first responders in an emergency?

Both iPhone and Android phones allow you to add important medical information that can be accessed even when your phone is locked.

📱 On iPhone:
• Open the Health app • Tap your profile picture • Select Medical ID • Add details such as medical conditions, allergies, medications, blood type, emergency contacts and more • Turn on “Show When Locked”

📱 On Android:
• Open Settings • Search for “Emergency Information” or “Safety & Emergency” • Add medical conditions, allergies, medications, blood type and emergency contacts • Save your information so it can be viewed from the lock screen

This information can be invaluable to paramedics and emergency services if you're unable to communicate during a medical emergency.

Take 2 minutes today to set it up — it could make all the difference. ❤️
📢 Share this post with your family and friends so they can set up their emergency information too.

Donabate Village Life Pharmacy Ireland

08/08/2026

A HUGE MILESTONE FOR DONABATE & PORTRANE CFR!

Yesterday afternoon, Friday 7 August 2026, Donabate & Portrane’s first publicly accessible AED went live at Brennan’s Life Pharmacy, Donabate Village, K36 DX44!

A huge thank you to Jane and her team at Brennan’s Life Pharmacy for collaborating with us on this initiative and helping bring our goal to life.

In the event of an emergency, always call 112 or 999 first. As the AED is registered with the National AED Network, the emergency call taker can direct you to the nearest registered AED and provide the 5-digit lock box code.

This is a huge achievement for our young and growing CFR group, but we’re only getting started! 💪

🎯 Our next goal: an additional publicly accessible AED in Portrane.

If your business would like to collaborate with us and help make this happen, please get in touch.

Let’s keep the momentum going! 🚨❤️

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

A big thanks to Razor's Edge Barber Shop for their support!

08/07/2026

Thanks so much to the team at Hand Catering for displaying a poster to help us raise vital funds for life saving efforts in Donabate and Portrane. We are so grateful to all our local businesses who support us. Thank you thank you thank you ❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

If you would like to donate please go to this link https://www.idonate.ie/cause/DonabatePortraneCommunityFirstResponders?fbclid=IwVERDUAS7O9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR68GfFvxBjRchEVPtUVfWH26_zsjM5ISXhkAgMK6-n4CdiqEypNFhLscFOwXw_aem_xOg4eZ322rTPqc9cKxV_rA

15/06/2026

A fantastic learning opportunity for our members, who were delighted to join colleagues from across the CFR network for this excellent CPR Masterclass at the University of Limerick.

A sincere thank you to Malahide & Portmarnock CFR for extending the invitation, and to the Paramedic Studies team at UL for delivering such a valuable and engaging day of learning and skills development.

09/06/2026

🔙 Throwback Tuesday 🔙

Last year, some of our volunteers took part in a fantastic joint training exercise at Deer Park Estate alongside teams from Howth RNLI, Raheny St John Ambulance, Dublin North Bay CFR, Donabate & Portrane CFR, and other neighbouring responder groups. 🚑🚤

Exercises like these are invaluable, giving volunteers the opportunity to work alongside multidisciplinary teams, share knowledge, build relationships, and gain hands-on experience in realistic scenarios.

Training together helps ensure we’re ready to work seamlessly when real emergencies happen—and it’s always great to catch up with fellow volunteers who share the same commitment to their communities.

09/06/2026

May Call Report

🚑 4 alerts received
🏃 First on scene to all 4 calls
❤️ 100% chest pain incidents

Several members also completed their CFR-C refresher training this month. Because even when the alerts are quiet, the learning never stops.

And here's a fact you might not know: we're completely voluntary and rely on public donations to keep the wheels turning and the alerts beeping!

Click the link in our bio to support us. Every contribution makes a difference.

04/05/2026

April - Three calls. Three chances to make a difference 🚑

This month our CFR crew responded to 3 call-outs:
⚡ 2 suspected strokes
❤️ 1 cardiac-related emergency

Stroke recognition saves lives — think FAST:
🙂 Face – has the face dropped on one side?
💪 Arms – can they lift both arms?
🗣️ Speech – is it slurred or confused?
⏰ Time – call 112/999 immediately

Spot it FAST. Call FAST. Act FAST.

Because in stroke care, every minute matters.

20/04/2026

March Call report… better late than never

11 call-outs
1 cardiac arrest
8 chest pain / heart problems
2 suspected strokes

Our responders were first on scene for 82% of calls. A busy month.

We were also proud to attend the Donabate Portrane St. Patrick’s Day parade 🍀

Credits to all our volunteers for showing up when it matters most.