Heart attack survivor backs Cork's defibrillator drive

A man who survived a massive heart attack thanks to a publicly available defibrillator has backed plans for a network of the life-saving devices across Cork City.

Photo: Brian Daly, president of Cork Lions Club; Noreen Gannon of Gallagher’s Gastropub, and AED survivor Nigel O’Sullivan at Gallagher’s Gastropub on MacCurtain Street, Cork as the launch of the city’s second 24/7 publicly available AED. Below: The locations of defibrillators in Cork City. Picture: David Keane

Nigel O’Sullivan, 51, from Tower, in Cork, plans to present a defibrillator to the Cork Lions Club which is spearheading the project: “The Lions Club is doing unbelievable work. I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for one of these devices and I’m delighted to do what I can to push this initiative forward.”