Portlaoise Community First Responders

23/10/2025

Portlaoise Community First Responders are hosting a free certified Heartsaver CPR course in Portlaoise Library on the Saturday 22nd November, from 10am - 1pm

Learn how to do CPR,use an AED and receive a certification in these areas.

Interested in booking? Contact Portlaoise library to book your place before all slots are filled!
👉🏻 portlaoiselibrary@laoiscoco.ie
👉🏻 0578622333

Laois Libraries

18/10/2025

We’re at Laois Shopping Centre from 11am-5pm today to celebrate Restart a Heart day! Call over to our table for CPR demonstrations,learn how to use and AED and ask any questions you have to our group members!
There’s even a few goodies at the table 😉

14/10/2025

INFO:
Happy to announce the following public Access AEDs are back in operation:

Portlaoise Lyster Square (Beside Laois Pharmacy R32 R684)

And the telephone box Top Square Portlaoise.

Both locations have been fitted with a brand new AED,and are fully operational once more☺️

14/10/2025

We are now a registered Charity. Thanks to everyone for their support!

13/10/2025

Portlaoise Community First Responders are proud to be hosting the Laois Restart a Heart Event.

Please join us for a fun day in Laois Shopping Centre on 18th October 11am-5pm

Learn CPR and how to use an AED.
Learn what to do in medical emergencies such as:
Cardiac Arrests
Heart Attacks
Choking (Infants to adults)
Strokes

Come along and meet the team! There might even be some treats😉❤️

Laois Shopping Centre

08/10/2025

With immediate effect Portlaoise Community First Responders wish to notify the public of the withdrawal of 2 Public Access AEDs from Portlaoise
Lyster Square (Beside Laois Pharmacy R32 R684)
And the telephone box Top Square Portlaoise.

We will notify the community once these are back in Service.

Please use the Public Access AED at St. Peter&Paul's Church R32 HD 72 if required in an emergency.

05/10/2025

Last weekend some of our Community First Responders assisted our colleagues from the National Ambulance Service, Paramedics, Lukasz and Krzys who organised a family fun event in their estate in Maryborough Village to fundraise for a defibrillator in the estate. On the day there was CPR demos,first aid and AED use demos. We would like to thank both Lukasz and Krzys for asking us to be part of this event.

One of our groups objectives over the coming months is to liase with estates in the community and help them install AEDs. If this is something your estate would be interested in please contact our pages or email portlaoisecfrfundraising@gmail.com and we can help organise certified training and organise projects with your neighbourhood.

Credit to : Laois People for the post❤️

25/09/2025

This Saturday our First Responders will be assisting Krzysztof and Lukasz , who are paramedics with the National Ambulance Service,in teaching CPR and other life saving skills for the residents of Maryborough village and surrounding area as they are fundraising to install an AED in the estate. This would be a huge benefit to Maryborough Village,as the nearest AED is 1.7km away in Market Square.

Click the link below to view their fundraiser and learn more!

Come along, learn CPR, how to use an AED and meet the team❤️

Hi all, My name is Kris and together with Lucas we would like to invite you to above ev… Krzysztof Cholewa needs your support for AED for Maryborough Village

02/09/2025

Our July and August Call-out statistics!

Make sure to keep an eye out on our Facebook and Instagram for our monthly call out updates.☺️

20/08/2025

A big thank you to Caoimhe Dunne, our social media guru and group member for all her informative and creative postings.

17/07/2025

‼️Important notice‼️

The AED by the Parish centre is now back in operation!

We have a new AED installed with the help of all in the Parish centre,a huge thanks to all involved.

08/07/2025

Happy International Paramedics Day.

Portlaoise Community First Responders Group would like to thank all Paramedics for the fantastic work they do and for supporting our group and CFRs on callouts we respond to