Sudden stroke of ‘good luck’: How two strokes revealed a serious heart condition

Rowena Walsh talks to Tipperary fire officer Dave Carroll who discovered he had a serious heart condition following two strokes

Dave Carroll was 45 years old when a stroke saved his life. The chief fire officer for Tipperary was getting ready to go to work one morning when he was unable to fix his tie. His hands simply couldn’t manage the necessary co-ordination.