A local voluntary community first responder scheme marks a decade of operations this weekend.
The Killarney Cardiac Response Unit recently attended their 2,700th call and now have teams in Killarney, Beaufort, Firies, Rathmore and Kenmare.
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The entirely voluntary organisation maintains a 24/7 service to the areas served, and has a number of projects to increase community awareness through training.
This includes Operation Resuscitation, Restart a Heart and the School CPR Challenge .
Kevin O' Leary, Operations Manager of the KCRU says the success of the unit is down to the community effort:
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