First defibrillator installed in Kildare Town

The Community First Responders group in Kildare Town have successfully launched the first 24/7 Public Access Defibrillator in the town.

The life-saving device is located next to the Bank of Ireland ATM outside the bank's building.

The First Responders group paid a special thanks to Kildare County Council and Bank of Ireland Kildare Town and the many people in the community supporting them and helping them to make this initiative possible.

The Kildare Town Community First Responders are a voluntary group that will work in conjunction with the National Ambulance Service and respond to calls for Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Stroke and Choking Incidents with in a 5km radius of Kildare Town.

They also travel to shopping centres to give information to shoppers on how to use CPR and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).