New Public Access Defibrillator – Hali Cherrywood
We are thrilled to announce a new Public Access Defibrilator (PAD) has been installed at the pedestrian entrance between the Hunt and Galvin buildings in Hali Cherrywood! These PADs are vital for emergency cardiac situations, and help to make our community a safer place for all. Huge thanks to Hali team for help in making […]
FREE Hands for Life CPR & AED Training – Sept 23rd 2024
Shankill & Ballybrack CFR are holding a free CPR training event on Monday 23rd September 2024 @ 7pm in St Anne’s Resource Centre beside the church. If you have ever wanted to learn this life-saving skill, or want to practice your CPR skills, this is the event for you. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot by registering here
Mid Year Impact Report
Our efforts to provide CPR and life-saving skills training to individuals in our community have been steadily climbing, with a total of 389 people trained from the surrounding communities. We’ve also continued expanding our network of strategically placed PADs (Public Access Defibrillators) in neighboring areas, with a total of 14 installed and maintained by our […]
Community & Volunteer Awards April 2024
We are super excited to share that Shankill & Ballybrack CFR has won the esteemed Community and Volunteer Award 2024 in the Community & Civic Pride category from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council last night. This recognition underscores the significance and value of our efforts within the communities we serve. None of his would be achievable […]
FREE Hands for Life CPR & AED Training – May 16th 2024
Shankill & Ballybrack CFR are holding a free CPR training event on Thursday 16th May 2024 @ 7pm in St Anne’s Resource Centre beside the church. If you have ever wanted to learn this life-saving skill, or want to practice your CPR skills, this is the event for you. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot by registering here
Hands For Life – Community Training – October 2023
Another 16 members of our local community trained in Hands for Life! Sincere thanks to St. Anne’s Resource Centre for providing their facilities to deliver this training. We are astonished by the community engagement for these courses. Hands for Life is an Irish Heart Foundation course where participants learn So far this year Shankill Ballybrack Community First Responders have trained a […]
Hands for Life CPR Irish Heart Foundation Programme
The Irish Heart Foundation’s Hands for Life CPR training programme aims to ● Empower attendees to be competent in recognising cardiac emergencies, make a call to the ambulance service and improve the quality of bystander CPR. ● Raise awareness around using AEDs and strengthening the links in the chain of survival in our communities. Course […]
Music Bingo Night
We had a great night of Music Bingo in Brady’s Of Shankill on Thursday 6th July! Congratulations to all the Music Bingo winners and raffle prize winners. We have many local businesses to thank for generously donating prizes for the night: And to EAST COAST FM for advertising the event for us. The night would not have been possible without […]
Hands for Life Training – September 2023
Shankill & Ballybrack CFR are holding a free CPR training event on Thursday 14th September 2023 @ 6:45pm in St Anne’s Resource Centre beside the church. If you have ever wanted to learn this life-saving skill, or want to practice your CPR skills, this is the event for you. Spaces are limited, so you must reserve your spot https://handsforlife.eventbrite.ie
Emergency Services Open Day – July 2023
Thanks to the National Ambulance Service for inviting us to participate in Emergency Services Open Day in Dun Laoghaire on 2nd July 2023. It was a great day with Greystones Community First Responders and Dalkey Community First Responders demonstrating CPR.