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Dunlavin resident John Fitzgerald has been named as a winner in the Safety and Emergency Services category in the national Volunteer Ireland Awards for his commitment to CFR Ireland and Wicklow Rapid Response.
A Community First Responder (CFR) volunteer for over 20 years in the Garden County, John epitomises everything that is good about community volunteers. Working on a local level and witnessing the positivity of his and his colleagues work, John decided to make their learning known on a national level and support other like-minded volunteers wherever possible. John set about developing a national representative organisation CFR Ireland to increase awareness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and work closely with the National Ambulance Service to increase the number of CFR Groups across Ireland.
Ennis volunteer Margaret presented with national award
December 10, 2020
ENNIS local Margaret Hurley has been presented with a national award for her volunteering work. Margaret was named a winner in the Health and Wellbeing category in the national Volunteer Ireland Awards for her commitment to the Irish Wheelchair Association.
Margaret Hurley has been volunteering with the Irish Wheelchair Association in Ennis for over 15 years. Known to her friends as ‘Mags’, she has been the backbone of the Ennis branch, and has been the driver, literally and metaphorically, of hundreds of activities over the years. She is currently the Branch Treasurer, but also acts as a driver of IWA’s wheelchair accessible minibus when required.