The club, in partnership with Cullen’s Bar, are delighted to announce that we have purchased a new defibrillator to be kept at the clubhouse.

It was discovered late last year that our previous defib had become faulty and could not be repaired due to the manufacturer going out of business leaving us no option but to purchase a new one. Thanks to Clare Cashman who sourced and got us a reduced price on the unit pictured below which comes with a 8 year guarantee.

A massive thanks to Allen Banks of Cullens Bar for sponsoring the full price the defib, coming in at €1,000. An extremely generous donation to the club and to the wider community of Collooney.

The defib is currently located in the first aid room in the clubhouse. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, while the defib will be the property of Owenmore Gaels, it is for the entire community should its services be required. It is our wish to store the unit outside the clubhouse so it can be accessed at any time in case of emergency. To do this a special temperature controlled box as pictured below needs to be purchased. This box costs €520 +VAT and will need to be installed and power ran to it.

To fundraise for the box we intend to hold a raffle on our Owenmore Gaels Operation Transformation night out in Cullens Bar on the 25th February. More info on the raffle will be announced in the coming days. We greatly appreciate all support for this in terms of tickets purchased and prizes donated.

Also stay tuned for details of defib training the club intend to run in the near future.