Edenderry Community First Responders

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 🎉 to our wonderful community. We wish you health and happiness in abundance for 2026, from everyone here at Edenderry Community First Responders.

Your support throughout 2025 has been truly outstanding. The impact speaks for itself, and we are proud to continue supporting our community. The service we provide is made possible only through the dedication of our volunteers and the ongoing support of our community.

A huge thank you to our incredible team of almost 50 responders and their families — your commitment and support make us what we are.

Our thoughts, as always, are with the families and friends who have been affected by a sudden cardiac arrest at this time.

We are privilged to assist our collegues in the Emergency Services,
National Ambulance Service (NAS), Offaly Fire & Rescue Service, An Garda Síochána Laois/Offaly, Air Corps 112
with the continued support NAS Community Engagement

The chain of survival has further strengthened in our community in 2025 and we will continue to raise awareness and deliver care 24/7 in 2026.

Please like, share and 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 - awareness is key!

❤️ It takes a Community to Save a Life! ❤️

28/12/2025

Well done all involved, especially Peadar who responds off duty in our community.

We wish John well on his recovery, he is looking in great shape just 12 days after such an event - goes to show what a quick response can do 🙏👏❤️

A very welcome sight… ❤️

We were very happy to see passenger John Mullen return to Dublin Airport this morning, 12 days after he suffered a cardiac arrest in Pier 4.

John was reunited today with Paramedics Ciaran Foster and Peadar Edgar, from our Fire & Rescue team, and Aaron Crampton from Airport Police, who responded to the incident on the day.

Aaron took the call in Airport Police control at 06.30 that morning and initiated a response. Ciaran and Peadar were straight on the scene in Terminal 2 and carried out advanced life support procedures on Mr Mullen including seven defibrillation shocks and managed to get John’s heart beating effectively once again.

After a spell in hospital, John returned to the airport today to travel home to the United States and met with the three men who saved him.

Safe travels, John!

22/12/2025

To all the Community's who we respond to, please be assured we will be active over the Christmas period, we volunteer 24/7 365 days a year, have a safe and peaceful. Remember it takes a community to save a life.

16/12/2025

A huge thank you to Anita and all the staff at Pure Pharmacy for their generosity and support of Edenderry Community First Responders.

This publicly accessible defibrillator is a wonderful gift to our community and could truly help save lives when it matters most. We are so grateful.

❤️ It takes a Community to Save a Life! ❤️

💚Supporting Our Community's Heart💚

Pure Pharmacy Group is proud to sponsor a publicly accessible defibrillator to support the incredible work of the Edenderry First Responders and help keep our community safe.

The defibrillator is centrally located on the side of Pure Pharmacy, ensuring it is easy to access at all times when every second truly matters. This life-saving device will be available to the public and first responders alike, strengthening emergency care right here in the heart of Edenderry.

Anita Meenehan, Manager of Pure Pharmacy, shared:
"Edenderry is more than just the place we work - it's our community. Knowing that this defibrillator could help save a life is incredibly important to us. We see every day how dedicated our first responders are, and we are proud to support them in any way we can. If this helps even one family in their moment of need, then it's absolutely worth it."

A huge thank you to the Edenderry First Responders for the vital care they provide, and to everyone who continues to look out for one another 💚

01/12/2025

🚨 We are currently dealing with a very high call volume nationwide 🚨

If you're sick, please consider all your care options including the out-of-hours doctor, on call pharmacist or going directly to the Emergency Department.

Calling an ambulance will not get you seen at ED any quicker.

Please only ring 999 or 112 in a real emergency so that we can help those who need us most.

23/11/2025

A powerful reminder of why CPR training truly matters. 💚
This young person’s life was saved thanks to fast action and effective CPR — a real example of how early intervention can change everything.

We’d love to see CPR skills taught in every school so more lives can be saved in our communities. If any group, school, club, or organisation would like help setting up a CPR programme or course, please reach out — we’re here to support you at no cost.

Together, we can make our community safer for everyone. 🚑💓

❤️ It takes a Community to Save a Life! ❤️

The family of a Co Laois teenager who suffered a cardiac arrest while on a swim training camp in Barcelona last summer say they believe CPR...

15/11/2025

We had a brilliant training session with the crew from, Edenderry fire station thanks so much looking forward to the next one.

02/11/2025

If you are up for a good country night out. This band is brilliant 👏 tickets only €10

21/10/2025

If you have never gave blood maybe this is your opportunity to do it as blood levels are very low. This Thursday at Edenderry GAA.

13/10/2025

Please come along to Restart the Heart ❤️ day this Thursday, it takes a community to save a life but it only takes a few minutes to learn CPR.

28/09/2025

Thank you Flashpoint Systems we will make loads of use from the Manikin

28/09/2025

What a great day we had a Respond 2025