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Munster Express – Town LandsFriday, 16 December 2011 Dermot Hayes Piltown National School has just received a new defibrillator, presented to principal Mark Connolly by Bridget Ann Whelan of ‘Becky’s Beat’, the charity she founded in memory of her daughter who died in June 2010. To date, Bridget Ann has donated this precious piece of

Tullamore Tribune Thursday, 24 November 2011 The Clara defibrillator group has reminded people to immediately dial 999 for an ambulance in case of a person collapsing.  The Group says that there are a number of defibrillators and emergency responders locally (including the local fire brigade) but they will only be dispatched in case of a

Irish Medical Times Friday, 2 December 2011 PATIENTS WITH  A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) have a 20 per cent lower nine-year survival rate compared with the general population, new research shows, suggesting they may require the same intsense secondary prevents as MI patients. After one year, 91.5 per cent of TIA patients were still alive,

Carlow Nationalist Tuesday, 22  November  2011 Enthusiasm, hard work and determination … these are the qualities that the Carlow Person of the Year Award winners have in bucketfuls. Mount Wolseley Hotel was abuzz with positivity as Carlow’s greats were celebrated last Friday night. There were ten category winners, with everyone from sportsmen to educators. The