Public Access Defibrillator Installed on Lough Corrib’s Inchagoill Island

21st July 2024

Pictured at the launch of the Inchagoill Island defibrilator are (from left) Water Safety Ireland chief Roger Sweeney; Alex Deacy, hon secretary of the IWAI Corrib Branch; John McShane, community engagement officer with the National Ambulance Service; and Donnchadh Mac Cobb, managing director of Safe Water Training

Pictured at the launch of the Inchagoill Island defibrillator are (from left) Water Safety Ireland chief Roger Sweeney; Alex Deacy, hon secretary of the IWAI Corrib Branch; John McShane, community engagement officer with the National Ambulance Service; and Donnchadh Mac Cobb, managing director of Safe Water Training

A public access defibrillator was recently installed on Inchagoill Island on Lough Corrib.

This was a joint community project between Safe Water Training, the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland’s Corrib Branch and Water Safety Ireland.

The island attracts some 7,000 visitors per year from leisure boats, sailors, cruisers, kayakers, fishing boats, tour boats and workers from OPW and Coillte, explains Safe Water Training managing director Donnchadh Mac Cobb.

“Given its remote location, I was keen to explore how we could improve the public access safety equipment available in the area and secured a corporate sponsor to fund the purchase of the device and storage unit,” he said.

The device is now registered with the National Ambulance Service and is available for use by the public in the event of a medical emergency on the island.

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