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A new community group in Clonakilty has been set up to help respond and treat people in the locality who have a medical emergency Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children officially launched The ‘Clonakilty Community First Responder’ group (CFR), in association with the HSE Ambulance Service last month. Now, when someone dials 999

Kieran Galvin WHILE the cream of Europe’s triathletes battled for glory in Athlone last weekend, many of the local participants had different aims in mind. Some were happy to complete a triathlon for the first time; others were attempting to improve on their performance from last year; some took part for charity and others did

Clonmel Dad to take on pilgrimage walk in Spain in memory of his son. Brendan O’Mahony a Clonmel man will embark on an emotional pilgrimage in Spain next month to mark the fourth anniversary of his son’s sudden death and raise funds for charity. Conor O’Mahony from Cherrymount was just 32 when he died from Sudden Cardiac

Related News Archive  A big challenge for GPs is to identify those who may be at risk of sudden death while exercising, writes Dr Fionnuala Quigley. General practitioners are often the first person to be called when a young person dies suddenly while exercising. The vast majority of these are considered sudden cardiac deaths. GPs