Leixlip Community First Responders

13/12/2025

We were delighted to accept the donation of an InciTent from Jonah Roche. This innovative pop-up tent can be used during outdoor emergencies, protecting patients from the elements while also providing vital privacy from onlookers.

Jonah very kindly brought the InciTent to our recent training session, where he demonstrated how easy it is to use and just how versatile it can be. We're sure this brilliant invention will be put to great use.

The InciTent is available from Jonah’s website: www.skillshop.ie

07/12/2025

What an exciting night last night as the spectacular lights were turned on!!

We are so grateful to be Aisling's chosen charity this year.

Bring your kids to see the lights, they're really amazing, and you can visit Santa while you're there!

Donations are gratefully accepted by cash or Revolut, and Aisling is also doing a raffle with fantastic prizes.

Carey Christmas House | W23VW52 | Leixlip | County Kildare
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This house has everything that could make someone’s Christmas truly happy.
The Carey family home in Leixlip has once again gone all-out for the season, transforming itself into a dazzling spectacle of colour and creativity. The lights are absolutely breathtaking… a joyful burst of artistic imagination that brightens the entire street.

Even more heartwarming is the cause behind it: all in aid of the wonderful Leixlip Community Responders, a grassroots charity devoted to keeping the community safe and supported.

This Christmas, make it part of your festive trail. Visit this magical house, soak in the glow of its enchanting spirit, and, if you can, offer a small donation to help a meaningful cause. And don’t forget to stop by Santa’s cosy, warm grotto 🎅 a little corner of pure Christmas wonder.

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween!

It’s a thriller, thriller night! 👻🧟👹 Have fun, be safe, and don’t forget ⬇️

If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest.

19/10/2025

We'd like to say a huge thank you to Confey Gaa Club for the fantastic donation following their great Colour Run event.

This will be a huge help towards our costs and will help ensure we continue our invaluable work within the Leixlip community.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Colour Run on September 28th with shared fundraising going to our juvenile teams and the wonderful crew . Members of Confey GAA Social Committee presented our local First Responder crew with a cheque of €1400 tonight. We thank them for all the amazing work they do to help in the community and provide people with care in times of great need and worry.

17/10/2025

In recognition of Global Restart A Heart Day, please come along to the Farmers' Market this Saturday from 10am to 2pm, where you can meet our team of community first responders and learn all about what to do in an emergency, doing CPR and using an AED.
Leixlip Farmers Market NAS Community Engagement

14/10/2025

Congratulations to Maynooth Community First Responders for installing a solar powered AED cabinet at Pike Bridge. Your colleague Darren (RIP) would have been so proud of you all.

10/08/2025

We were delighted to provide CPR training to such an enthusiastic bunch of people!
Many thanks also to Bernie from Kilcock Cardiac First Responders and to Catherine from Shankill & Ballybrack CFR who selflessly gave up their Saturday to assist.
Leixlip GAA Club NAS Community Engagement

10/07/2025

Congratulations to our responders Maria and Orla for coming 3rd in the CPR Challenge at the recent Rescue Org Ireland event!

Our regular training ensures that all our volunteers can perform high quality CPR when called to a patient in cardiac arrest.
NAS Community Engagement

19/06/2025

11/06/2025

Leixlip Fire Station and Leixlip Community First Responders recently joined forces for a lively evening of collaboration, coffee, conversation and the all-important biscuits!

The skills sharing was hosted by Leixlip Fire Station. It focused on strengthening the Chain of Survival—recognising cardiac arrest, delivering prompt CPR, and ensuring an AED (automated external defibrillator) reaches a patient as quickly as possible.

With community safety at its core, the evening highlighted how teamwork between emergency services and CFR volunteers supports faster, more effective responses during life-threatening situations.

The informal event featured practical demonstrations, group discussions, and even a light-hearted in-house CFR competition, where the winner proudly walked away with a coveted packet of Jaffa Cakes!

The community of Leixlip are fortunate to have local teams working together, sharing knowledge, and strengthening Leixlip’s emergency response capability.

Thanks to everyone who took part.
NAS Community Engagement Kildare Fire Service

06/06/2025

30/04/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who put their blue token into the Leixlip CFR box in Tesco Maynooth.
We were absolutely delighted to accept a cheque from the Tesco Community Fund for €659 which will really help with our equipment costs.