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.