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# Lifesaving

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# drone rescue
Drone rescues two Australian swimmers in world's first
Australia is leading the use of the technology in surf lifesaving, with dozens of drones being trialled on beaches around the country.
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Jan 18th 2018, 12:43 PM
# vandals
Those who destroy defibrillators could face five years in prison under proposed new laws
New legislation could also see vandals hit with a €50,000 punishment.
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May 13th 2017, 12:21 PM
# Lifesaving
"Your organs are no use to anyone in the ground" - a donor's kindness has given this girl her life back
Laura Dolan had been suffering from a series of liver ailments for six years prior to her transplant in September 2015.
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Apr 2nd 2016, 7:45 AM
# Lifesaving
Government says it can't remove VAT on defibrillators
“Taxing defibrillators is like putting a tax on saving lives”: the 23 per cent VAT rate which Government says can’t be lifted because of an EU directive.
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Jan 26th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Good Samaritan
Grateful family search for Dublin Airport 'Good Samaritan'
When 85-year-old Jack Healy collapsed outside Terminal 2, an American nurse stepped in to administer CPR. Can you help trace her?
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Jan 25th 2013, 8:30 PM
# lifesavers
19 lives saved since introduction of defibrillators at Dublin Airport
One 85-year-old man and his family return to thank crew for saving his life after a cardiac arrest last September.
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Jan 24th 2013, 11:05 AM
# Health
One-year-old Sergio O’Connor on way to Boston for life-saving surgery
The Dublin family will board a plane to the US on Monday morning.
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Apr 21st 2012, 10:15 AM