Laois business sponsors uniforms for Portlaoise community first responders
Voluntary group thanks local business for support
A Laois businessman has kindly sponsored much needed uniforms for a local first aid group.
Established in 2025, Portlaoise Community First Responders (PCFR) is a group of local volunteers who have trained with the National Ambulance Service to respond to health emergencies in the locality.
Their work has helped to bridge vital minutes spent waiting on an ambulance crew during health emergencies. The volunteers dedicate their time to providing first aid training to the community, and responding to emergencies at any hour.
Mr Ciarán O’Mahony of O’Mahony Safety Solutions in Portlaoise has kindly sponsored high-visibility uniform gear for the volunteers.
“We met with Ciarán at the Live Well Expo in the Midlands Park last April, and he told us he would love to help sponsor our equipment,” fundraising coordinator Ms Claire Dunne told the Leinster Express / Laois Live.
“He donated our labeled high visibility vests, which was such a great help to us. Everything we have is funded ourselves, we rely on the help of individuals locally,” she said.
The PCFR member highlighted Mr O’Mahony’s background in first emergency response, meeting him on callouts in the past.
“It’s great to have the support of a local business, and someone in the same field as ourselves,” she said.
For more information on PCFR, see their Facebook page.