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On Valentine’s Day Longford Town Defibrillator Group launched their first defibrillator at Mollaghans furniture store Longford
The Longford town Defibrillator Group launched their first defibrillator on Saturday, February 14 at Mollaghan's furniture store.
The Longford town Defibrillator Group was established in October 2025 by local volunteers who want to ensure there are 24-hour accessible and well maintained defibrillators throughout Longford town.
An official committee was formed in December 2025 to support this work and help protect the community.
Read more: 'Fear and terror': Longford pharmacy staff terrified by knife wielding robber
In Ireland, almost 3,000 people suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest every year (HSE, 2024). Each minute without defibrillation reduces survival by up to 10 percent (European Resuscitation Council, 2021), and early access to a defibrillator before emergency services arrive can almost double a person’s chance of survival (Irish Heart Foundation, 2024; Nichol et al., 2010).
Photos on the day were taken by Shelley Corcoran.
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