Big boost for rapid response service

A life-saving rapid response medical service hopes to almost double its number of on-call volunteer GPs and save more lives after getting a massive injection of state funding.

The founder of Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR), John Kearney, said the €446,000 funding announced by the Government — the largest single funding allocation it has ever received — will help the pioneering first-responder charity save more lives in rural Ireland.

“People are dying unnecessarily due to the time it takes to receive critical care,” Mr Kearney said.