Quick-thinking gardaí save life of little girl in Limerick city centre

A Limerick toddler is alive thanks to the quick thinking of two Garda detectives who kept her breathing during a medical emergency in Limerick city centre.

Detectives Denise Moriarty and Barry Moylan were on routine patrol when they saw Sylwia Pietrasik and David Moya on the junction of Gerard Street and O’Connell Avenue as Lorena went into convulsions.

They quickly realised that the child aged 20 months was in serious medical distress and intervened immediately.