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Hero garda highlights importance of CPR training and knowing where to find defibrillators
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Garda Paul Ruby.
Garda Paul Ruby.
A GARDA who is being hailed as a hero after saving a man’s life has urged people to be aware of the whereabouts of defibrillators locally and also advocated training in CPR.
Garda Paul Ruby, a native of Blarney, Co Cork, who is now living in Killarney, spent 25 minutes resuscitating a 58-year-old member of the public after he found him unconscious.
Jim O’Shea suddenly collapsed in the Fair Field car park in Killorglin on Tuesday.
Garda Ruby, who is trained in CPR and the use of a defibrillator, arrived at the scene, in front of Killorglin Men’s Shed, after a colleague, John Galvin, alerted him.
“I immediately began chest compressions,” he said.
A number of defibrillators are dotted around the town and the defibrillator at the CYMS hall was fetched.
“The key thing to remember in such a situation is to remain calm. It’s surreal when you’re doing it but your training just kicks into place,” said Garda Ruby.
He added: “Familiarising yourself with the whereabouts of AEDs is crucial. They do save lives.”
Mr O’Shea is now recovering in University Hospital Kerry and Garda Ruby visited him there on Wednesday.
Mr O’Shea’s daughter Grainne said the family couldn’t thank Garda Ruby enough. “He saved my father’s life,” she said.
Dr John Geaney of Operation Resuscitation Killarney congratulated Garda Ruby for his life-saving actions. “It’s just amazing too see what people are doing locally to look after each other. It’s almost impossible to survive cardiac arrest if the people beside you don’t know what to do.”
DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATIONS IN KILLARNEY
Dan Linehan’s Bar, College Street
Market Cross
Top of High Street
Cinema Killarney, East Avenue Road
O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Cathedral Place
Killarney Court Hotel (24 hour)
Countess Shopping Centre (24 hour)
Daly’s SuperValu Park Road (24 hour)
Ilona Louise, Woodlawn Road
Holiday Inn Hotel, Muckross Road (24 hour)
Maxol Garage, Muckross Road (24 hour)
Golden Nugget Bar, Fossa (24 hour)
Beaufort community Centre (24 hour)
Kate Kearney’s Cottage (24 hour)
Drivers warned as deer rutting season begins
Motorists in Killarney are being urged to exercise extreme caution as the annual deer rutting season gets underway, causing animals to stray far beyond their usual habitats inside Killarney National Park.
The autumn mating season sees deer becoming highly active and unpredictable, leading to increased sightings and collisions on local roads outside traditional park boundaries.
Two separate incidents highlighted the growing hazard on local routes this week. A reader contacted the Killarney Advertiser to warn drivers after spotting a deer roaming near Tiernaboul towards the school on Sunday afternoon around 7.30pm.
Later that same night, in the early hours of Monday morning, a local driver collided with a deer near Kerry Airport around 1am while returning home from an event.
Despite attempting evasive action, the motorist struck the animal, which died at the scene and temporarily blocked the road before local Gardaí were alerted to clear the obstruction.
The driver sustained substantial vehicle damage, requiring repairs to the bumper, headlamp, and internal components, leaving her facing significant garage costs and time off the road.
Gardaí and road safety advocates advise motorists travelLing during early morning and late evening and remain vigilant along tree-lined routes.
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