Critical CFR - Macroom

22/02/2026

Experiential learning this week at training with an ambulance orientation refresher for our team.

This helps us best support ambulance crews when we're on calls and gives diversity to our training to keep us on our toes !

Critical - Emergency Medical Response

07/02/2026

Shout out to those who met our team at "Meet the Clubs" day today and told us they followed our page 👋

Thank you for supporting our local Critical Community First Responder group.

Thank you to The Lyons Club for organising another successful Meet the Clubs event.

Critical - Emergency Medical Response

03/02/2026

Did you know Critical CFR - Macroom operates as part of a network of volunteer community first responder schemes across Ireland.

Under the umbrella of Critical - Emergency Medical Response our volunteer responders focus on providing life saving interventions in and for our local communities.

Critical provides the charity based funding, governance, and clinical standards that enable our volunteers to train, respond, and support people facing medical emergencies when every second counts.

🚨 In 2025, demand for our emergency response reached unprecedented levels.

New figures show a 54% increase in emergency calls, with our community first responder groups, volunteer doctors and paramedics responding to over 2,000 medical and trauma incidents nationwide up from just over 1,300 the year before.

Behind every call is a real emergency. Cardiac arrests. Strokes. Road traffic collisions. Moments where rapid, specialist care can mean the difference between life and death.

This surge highlights both the growing need for community-based emergency response and the vital role our volunteers play in those critical first minutes before hospital care is available.

Read more about the figures, the pressures facing emergency services, and the impact of our work here:
🔗 https://criticalcharity.ie/new-figures-reveal-54-increase-in-emergency-calls-in-2025/

13/01/2026

🚑 2025 Community First Responder Call Statistics

We want to share a snapshot of the work our volunteer emergency medical responders carried out across the year. Every call represents a neighbour in need, and every response is powered by people who give their time freely to help others.

❤️ What These Numbers Really Mean

Behind every statistic is a person, a family, and a moment where help was needed fast. Our responders stepped forward day and night, in all weather, to support our community. We’re incredibly proud of the dedication shown by every member of the team.

🙏 Thank You

A huge thank you to:

• Our responders and their families
• The National Ambulance Service (NAS) crews we work alongside.
• The local community who continue to support us through donations, training venues, and encouragement.

Your support keeps us going.

🚨 Looking Ahead to 2026

We remain committed to strengthening our skills, growing our team, and being there when the call comes. Together, we make our community safer and stronger.

Critical - Emergency Medical Response

11/01/2026

Our first training of 2026 took place last week.

Ongoing training and skill development ensure that Macroom community first responders remain fully prepared to deliver the best possible care to our patients when it matters most.

Here's to another year of assisting the National Ambulance Service and supporting the people of Macroom and surrounding areas.

01/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year 🎉

As we step into a new year, we want to wish everyone in our community a very happy, healthy, and safe New Year.

Thank you for the continued support, encouragement, and kindness you show our volunteers throughout the year. We’re proud to serve such a strong and caring communities in Macroom and surrounds. We’ll continue to be there when we’re needed most.

Here’s to 2026 – stay safe, look out for one another, and mind yourselves and each other 💚🚑

Critical - Emergency Medical Response

19/12/2025

While christmas party season may be in full swing for some, our dedicated volunteer community first responders swapped the festive cheer to keep training last night! 🎄📚

Training focused on recognising and managing chest pain, early decision-making, and working as a team until advanced care arrives in a cardiac arrest scenario.

Critical - Emergency Medical Response

13/12/2025

Extremely proud to be part of this network of volunteer community first responders!

🎄 11 Days to Christmas Eve 🎄

Today we want to take a moment to thank our incredible first responder groups and community heroes. Your dedication, courage, and compassion make a life-changing difference every single day, often in the most challenging circumstances.

Your tireless work supports individuals and families at their most vulnerable, and we are deeply grateful for the vital role you play in your communities.

✨ This Christmas, you can help support the heroes who support others.
By donating to CRITICAL, you help ensure continued care, resources, and support for patients, families, and the frontline teams who stand beside them.

You can support us this Christmas on www.criticalcharity.ie/donate/

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28/11/2025

🖤 Black Friday for a Good Cause! 🖤

🎄 Support Critical CFR Macroom this Christmas! 🎄

This Black Friday, you can help us raise vital funds without even leaving home. When you shop for gifts through the CRITICAL Christmas Shop, you can dedicate your purchase to CRITICAL CFR Macroom at checkout.

Every order helps fund lifesaving equipment and training for our volunteer responders 🚑✨

🛍️ Shop now 👉 https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/CRITICALChristmasShop

Please share with friends, family, and local groups — every purchase makes a difference!

20/11/2025

Tonight Macroom Community First Responder team took part in a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) session.

As responders, we face moments that stay with us, and it’s vital to recognise how those experiences can affect us. Tonight was a reminder that taking time to reflect and debrief is part of staying healthy and effective in the work we do.

Thank you Critical - Emergency Medical Response for providing this valuable session and to Cian who come from Dublin to facilitate it.

02/11/2025

Thanks you to everyone who took part and donated today at our AEDventure hunt!!

From all our volunteer’s we truly appreciate the support.

Every euro helps support our mission to provide this volunteer-based emergency medical response that provides immediate help in the first vital minutes of a life-threatening emergency in Macroom and surrounding areas !

Have a fundraising idea ?? We’d love to hear from you!!

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28/10/2025

Sundays fast approaching, have you registered for our fun filled Halloween AEDventure hunt. Fun for young and old alike 👻 🏴‍☠️

Pre register here:

https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/HalloweenAEDventureHunt or on the day at our pop up stand in the Castle Hotel between 10.00 - 16.00.

All funds raised help support Critical - Emergency Medical Response