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# first responders

This year
2023
# IAA
Irish Aviation Authority launches investigation into use of drone near scene of Clonmel tragedy
An IAA spokesperson said it was an ‘invasion of privacy and posed a flight safety risk’.
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Aug 28th 2023, 5:25 PM
Last year
2022
# first responders
Four public defibrillators damaged or stolen in recent weeks, prompting calls for harsh penalties
Damage to, or theft of a public defibrillator could be “a death sentence” for someone, according to first responders.
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Jan 2nd 2022, 5:50 PM
All time
# first aid
'Thumper': The life-saving device that allows the Coast Guard to start CPR while a patient is being winched to safety
The Thumper is attached to a stretcher, meaning chest compressions can begin as soon as the patient is strapped in.
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Jan 4th 2020, 8:30 PM
# first responders
Emotional Jon Stewart attacks 'shameful' lawmakers for not turning up for 9/11 hearing
Representatives have argued that the bill is likely to pass anyway.
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Jun 12th 2019, 9:07 AM
# first responders
Ambulance services facing 'significant' delays of more than an hour in Dublin
Dublin Fire Brigade serves emergency call outs for Dublin city, as well as the greater Dublin area.
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Apr 12th 2019, 6:00 AM
# community spirit
'Shocked and humbled': Community raises enough cash to replace defibrillator destroyed by vandals
The life-saving piece of equipment was wrecked by three youths earlier this week.
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Dec 31st 2016, 9:23 AM
# tough penalties
Calls for large fines and jail sentences for those that damage defibrillators
Gardaí are investigating an incident in Arklow town in which three men were caught on camera destroying a defibrillator.
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Dec 30th 2016, 9:50 PM
# Emergency Response
"Simply appalling": Criticism of 20% car insurance hike for first responders
Aviva: “The question is: who is responsible in the event of a first responder volunteer having an accident with a tragic outcome?”
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Sep 29th 2016, 4:21 PM
Voices
Column: One year on, we remember the lives lost and forever altered by the Boston bombings
It is unfortunate that, sometimes, it takes a tragedy of this magnitude to vitiate differences and to remind us of our common humanity, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Apr 15th 2014, 8:00 AM
# first responders
'A guy collapsed in the gym beside me and I didn't know what to do'
About 14 people collapse and die suddenly in Ireland every day. Groups of trained volunteers across the country are trying to reduce this figure.
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Feb 23rd 2014, 6:30 PM
# 9/11
9/11 memorials: Who won’t be there and what they can’t say
Remembering the dead ten years on – Ground Zero’s restricted guest list, and the talking points they’ve been requested to stick to.
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Sep 4th 2011, 10:00 AM