Launch of the new defibrillator at Red Island

Launch of the automated external defibrillator (AED) at Red Island, which was attended by Mayor Tom O’Leary, Pearse Lydon (of Lydon Builders, who donated the AED), reps from the FCC, the Frosties and Tidy Towns as well as members of the Board of Directors of Skerries Community Association

A new automated external defibrillator (AED) was installed at Red Island. An AED is a portable device that can be used to treat a person whose heart has suddenly stopped working. This is called sudden cardiac arrest.

Effective AED programs are designed to deliver a shock to a victim within three to five minutes after the person collapses.

Pearse Lydon and Grainne Smith of Lydon Builders

The launch was attended by Mayor Tom O’Leary, Pearse Lydon of Lydon Builders who donated the AED, representatives from Fingal County Council, the Frosties (a local group of year-round sea swimmers) and Tidy Towns, as well as members of the Skerries Community Association (SCA) Board of Directors.

With the support of the SCA Board of Directors, it is planned to roll out CPR and AED training throughout our community, starting in February with the Frosties.