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Watch: How to perform CPR... with Vinnie Jones and the Bee Gees

The beat of the disco legends and the skills of the hardman former footballer come together…

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Grateful family search for Dublin Airport 'Good Samaritan'

When 85-year-old Jack Healy collapsed outside Terminal 2, an American nurse stepped in to administer CPR. Can you help trace her?

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'A guy collapsed in the gym beside me and I didn't know what to do'

About 14 people collapse and die suddenly in Ireland every day. Groups of trained volunteers across the country are trying to reduce this figure.

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Emergency crew revives injured koala 'Sir Chompsalot' using mouth-to-mouth

The poor little critter was hit by a car.

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'Only for you, I'd be visiting a graveside and not a bedside'

The woman who saved a man by starting CPR when he went into cardiac arrest has met with him and his wife.

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Irish man saves a woman's life on a London street

John Reidy reacted when he saw a woman going into a cardiac arrest.

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Kerry teenager who was technically dead for 25 minutes feels he got a second...

The 17-year-old collapsed when he was coaching during a football match last year.

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Schoolgirl saved binman's life after he had heart attack outside her house

The 16-year-old had recently learned CPR at school.

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Firefighters had a busy day dealing with car fires in Dublin

Meanwhile, DFB has encouraged people to learn CPR.

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Gig-goer rescues man from Liffey after concert in the 3Arena

Paul Downes rescued the man on Wednesday night.

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If someone you know goes into cardiac arrest, you're their best chance of...

Every day, 13 people in Ireland die from sudden cardiac arrest.

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In 2014, a case similar to Charlie Gard's came before the Irish High Court

The case centred on whether or not a baby who had a rare genetic condition should receive CPR or ventilation if their condition deteriorated.

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'I remember seeing myself on the telly and thinking I looked terrible'

Michael Lyster wants people to know the symptoms of heart failure, which affects about 90,000 people in Ireland.

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Want to know how to do CPR? Watch this video

About 5,000 people in Ireland die from sudden cardiac arrest annually.

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Kilkenny mother starts petition for all teachers in Ireland to have CPR and...

Maria Condon said defibrillators in all schools “is a great idea but is going to be pointless unless all staff are trained”.

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Stop breathing in a public place? If you're a man you're far more likely to...

Men were 1.23 times more likely than women to receive CPR in a public place, according to new research.

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'You're just buying time': Former Tipperary captain describes performing CPR...

Ger ‘Redser’ O’Grady was speaking after he may have saved a man’s life by performing CPR on him in Thurles last Friday.

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'We were so lucky that day': Nurse who saved Dublin Bus driver helps launch...

The Irish Heart Foundation aims to train as many as 100,000 people within two years.

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'Thumper': The life-saving device that allows the Coast Guard to start CPR...

The Thumper is attached to a stretcher, meaning chest compressions can begin as soon as the patient is strapped in.

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