Gardaí use charity defibrillator to save man's life in Cork city centre

After he had regained consciousness, the officers waited with the man until an ambulance arrived at the scene a short time later

Gardaí found the man in an unresponsive and unconscious state on Oliver Plunkett Street at around 8pm on Saturday. File Picture

Gardaí helped resuscitate a man whose heart stopped close to Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork City last Saturday night.

While on routine patrol at around 8pm on Saturday, officers from Anglesea Street Garda Station were alerted to a man in an unconscious and unresponsive state close to Oliver Plunkett Street in the city centre.