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New life-saving defibrillator at Killarney Innovation Centre

A life-saving defibrillator has just been installed in the Killarney Innovation Centre to cater for the clients and visitors but also the wider community.
Fitted in a secure cabinet outside the front entrance to the centre it can be accessed 24 hours a day should it be needed.
“It was an easy decision to locate the unit externally on the building," Centre Manager, Conor O’Leary, said.
"The hope is that it will never be needed, but if it can make a difference in the centre or wider community that is a positive for everybody."
Killarney Innovation Centre is home to 16 different companies and caters for more transient clients with hot desking and meeting space. Conor has said with those numbers present in the centre a defibrillator purchase was an easy decision.
“AEDs dramatically increase the chance of a person surviving in the event of suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any time and is one of Ireland's biggest killers."
Some clients in the centre have recently completed a Community Heart Savers programme and it is planned to hold further courses in the centre in the New Year, he added.
In the near future the intention is to link with the Michael Linehan Heartsafe Group, of which Conor is an active trainer, and have the unit listed on the defibrillator map.
Conor wants to acknowledge the assistance given by the Department of Rural and Community Development in assisting in the purchase of the unit.
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Massive Park Road housing development given green light
A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.
The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.
The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.
“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”
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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour
Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.
Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.
Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.
One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.
Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.
“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.
One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.
A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:
“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.
“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.
“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.
“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.
“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.
“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“
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