They’ve their hearts set on a defibrillator

EUROSPAR IN Bunclody is hoping to permanently host some potentially life-saving equipment after signing up to a national campaign that aims to place a defibrillator outside every Eurospar store nationwide.

The Bunclody store was delighted to sign up to the initiative, which was officially launched by RTÉ’s Michael Lyster, who himself suffered a cardiac arrest in 2015 and had to be resuscitated by the National Ambulance Service using a defibrillator.

‘I’m delighted to help launch the Defibrillator at every Eurospar Supermarket initiative as this equipment can really mean the difference between life and death,’ he said.

‘Having a defibrillator in a public space raises the profile of heart disease and ensures that people know where to find one when an emergency occurs. I look forward to the day when each Eurospar has a defibrillator in place.’

Bunclody Eurospar will now seek to raise funds to install the defibrillator outside of the store and will do so through in-store collection, community fundraising activities and contributions from the sale of selected products.

Ciaran Price from the Bunclody store said: ‘Having a lifesaving defibrillator outside our store and making everyone aware of it will hopefully result in saving lives in this community. I hope you will join with our team here at Eurospar Bunclody in order to raise the funds needed to buy a defibrillator for our area.’

RTÉ’S Michael Lyster, Eurospar managing director Malachy Hanberr and David Menzies of Cardiac First Responders Ireland at the initiative’s launch at the Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel in Dublin.