
GAA
Share
Published 15:54 6 Aug 2022 BST
Explore more on these topics:
Speaking to Jerome Quinn after the match, the hurling hero explained what had happened.
"Somebody who was on their way back to Glengormely unfortunately had a heart attack in their car, but we were very lucky that there was a defibrillator in the shop near by. "A lady arrived by the name of Emma and is well equipped with CPR knowledge, and thankfully the ambulance crew were there very quickly and on-hand, so it was a different morning than the normal commute.https://twitter.com/AontroimGAA/status/1555655363919335424 "I've been lucky in the respect that my father had a heart attack on the golf club but made it home in time for us to ring for the emergency services "A local man called Joe, was one of the first responders and got to the house very very quickly, and thankfully he brought him around that evening, so I was lucky to be on-hand today along with Emma.
"In rural communities it's very important that we learn to be equipped and self-sufficient, and I think that lady Emma, actually saved somebody's life on the very same road, less than a fortnight ago through CPR again.
"I was lucky to be at hand, driving along the road at the right time. This highlights the need for rural communities to be equipped properly with defibrillators to deal with situations like this."
Cork star tracks down young fan he accidentally injured at Tipp game
A great gesture! After experiencing the joys of Cork’s win over Tipperary on Sunday, a young fan suffered an unfortunate injury when running on to the field after full-time, to get close to his heroes. He went straight for Darragh Fitzgibbon, who, unbeknownst to him, accidentally knocked the kid to the ground and continued on […]
GAA
2 days ago
Dónal Óg involved in tense exchange over Cork pundits with RTÉ presenter
Things got tetchy…. Last week, Cork selector Ronan Curran stated that he felt pundits from the Rebel county could be more of a help to their side. He said: “We kind of think maybe sometimes we could get a bit more help out there from our own lads.” This was brought up during the weekend’s […]
GAA
2 days ago
Pat Spillane makes bold claim that county should be removed from Tailteann Cup
GAA