Westport Community First Responders

Westport Community First Responders Westport Cardiac First Responders are a group of local trained volunteers who will respond to cardiac emergency calls alongside the National Ambulance Service.

A Cardiac First Responder (CFR) is a person trained to a minimum level of basic life support in CPR and the use of an AED/defibrillator, who attends an actual or potentially life threatening emergency such as a cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke or choking.

�Our CFR group was established in November 19.
�We, like everyone got stopped with Covid March 20
�We returned to active training in April

2021
�We went live August 2021 (dispatched by National Ambulance Service (NAS) to cardiac incidents in westport)
��We have CPR live saving Training every month since we went live

CPR saves lives. We want to help save more hearts in westport in 2022. Stay tuned here to hear how you can help us help the community �

As the school year comes to an end and we see sixth class students taking their next step into first year we were honour...
13/06/2026

As the school year comes to an end and we see sixth class students taking their next step into first year we were honoured to deliver the Irish Heart Foundation Hands for life course to schools around the greater Westport area.

In total, we trained 148 Sixth Class students in this vital lifesaving skill.
A huge thank you to all the schools for welcoming us and allowing us to deliver this programme. It was an honour and a privilege to work with your students.
We were extremely impressed with the students’ skills, enthusiasm, interest, and thoughtful questions throughout the training. Their engagement and willingness to learn were a credit to the students, families and their schools.
We look forward to returning again in the 2026/27 school year to continue delivering this important training.

Carrowholly National School Brackloon NS Westport Scoil Phádraig National CPR Foundation CFR Ireland National Ambulance Service (NAS) Peter Flynn Cllr Brendan Mulroy Keira Keogh TD

This week we spent 3 fantastic mornings in Scoil Phádraig delivering the Irish Heart Foundation Hands for Life training ...
29/05/2026

This week we spent 3 fantastic mornings in Scoil Phádraig delivering the Irish Heart Foundation Hands for Life training course to the schools 6th class students. It was a brilliant opportunity for us to deliver this in such an amazing facility. Thanks to everyone for making this happen including Mr Colm Carney and all the staff for their support through the training. Some great skills were on show through the young men and ladies practical demos. Thanks also to our instructors Caroline, David, Aoife and Tommy for giving up their morning.

Cllr Brendan Mulroy Keira Keogh TD The Mayo News Peter Flynn Midwest Radio Official Westport Camogie Club Westport G.A.A Westport United FC National Ambulance Service (NAS)

17/05/2026

Thanks to Carrowholly National School for allowing us in to run the Irish Heart Foundation hands for life training programme. A great group of young men and women who all done really well learning this valuable skill.

National Ambulance Service (NAS) Peter Flynn Keira Keogh TD Cllr Brendan Mulroy The Mayo News Kilmeena Ladies Gaelic Football Association Parish of Kilmeena - Fahy Kilmeena GAA

It was an honour for us to deliver the Irish Heart Foundation Hands for Life course to the 6th class students of Bracklo...
05/05/2026

It was an honour for us to deliver the Irish Heart Foundation Hands for Life course to the 6th class students of Brackloon NS Westport. Thanks to Ms McGinley for her assistance and all the students for the attention, enthusiasm, interest in topic and willingness to learn. See ye next year!!!

Peter Flynn Cllr Brendan Mulroy Keira Keogh TD The Mayo News Midwest Radio

🚑 New AED Installed – Westport Train Station 🚑We’re pleased to share that a new solar-powered public access defibrillato...
05/05/2026

🚑 New AED Installed – Westport Train Station 🚑

We’re pleased to share that a new solar-powered public access defibrillator has been installed at Westport Train Station (Eircode F28 XY18), in collaboration with Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.

How to access the AED:
• Press the red button to open the cabinet
• Open the bag and disconnect the AED from the power supply

If you have any questions on this please PM us.

Peter Flynn Cllr Brendan Mulroy Keira Keogh TD The Mayo News Midwest Radio

We were delighted to receive an Invite from Westport Coast Guard on the official opening of their new station at the qua...
07/03/2026

We were delighted to receive an Invite from Westport Coast Guard on the official opening of their new station at the quay in Westport earlier today. It was a great honour for us to be able to attend. A truly remarkable day and this new facility a massive asset to the town and locality. Good luck to all involved.

Congratulations to everyone who completed the Community First Responder course at Carrowholly National School . This is ...
20/02/2026

Congratulations to everyone who completed the Community First Responder course at Carrowholly National School . This is the second course we ran here in the last few weeks meaning 12 have been trained in CPR and use of AED in the local area. Thanks also to Caroline and Aoife for leading the session.

Cllr Brendan Mulroy Peter Flynn Keira Keogh TD National Ambulance Service (NAS) Parish of Kilmeena - Fahy Kilmeena GAA Mayo Volunteer Centre Happy Days Preschool and Afterschool

Thanks for allowing us to deliver this training session with you. Newport will be very lucky to have such committed volu...
07/02/2026

Thanks for allowing us to deliver this training session with you. Newport will be very lucky to have such committed volunteers when you go live with National Ambulance Service (NAS)

06/02/2026

Defibrillators in Newport / Greenway Below is a list of all the defibrillators in the Newport area and on the Greenway from outside Westport to Mulranny. For a poster of this information please click here, print it out and place in homes and shop windows. Click here for a Map of the defibrillators ...

A Super first CPR/AED training of 2026 was had at Carrowholly National School this evening. Thanks to all the participa...
29/01/2026

A Super first CPR/AED training of 2026 was had at Carrowholly National School this evening. Thanks to all the participants for coming and giving full attention and participation. Well done to all.

National Ambulance Service (NAS) Cllr Brendan Mulroy Peter Flynn Keira Keogh TD Kilmeena GAA Parish of Kilmeena - Fahy Happy Days Preschool and Afterschool

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