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MEELICK GAA club is celebrating having acquired the first defibrillator for their grounds and for the village itself.
Thanks to the very generous spon- sorship of ex-player and successful business man Joe McNamara, Meel- ick GAA Club have acquired a de- fibrillator and are in the process of arranging training for it.
Treasurer Seamus Speight said he would like to “thank Joe for his very generous sponsorship that enables the club to provide a very important service to the community. We also
have plans to increase the number of both defibrillators and qualified peo- ple to use it in the near future.”
Club PRO, Cathal Sherlock, said that getting the potentially life-sav- ing device is part of the club’s on- going effort to have state-of-the-art health and safety procedures.
“We already have a number of peo- ple trained in first aid and this is an extension of that,’ said Cathal.
“We’re delighted that we have this facility for the community now and we will be continuing our fundrais- ing to get a second one. The current defibrillator will probably be kept at the club as that is a fairly central
point for the whole community,” said OFTHE
Meanwhile, the club is opening a challenge to have members and sup- porters design the new club crest.
“This competition is open to all but we would especially like to see entries from families. The design 1s completely up to those entering, the committee will make the final deci- sion,’ Cathal said.
The prize is a E100 one4all voucher. Many of the entries will be displayed on the new website Meelick.Clare. GAA.ie. Entries need to be submit- ted before Good Friday, March 21.
Entries can be handed in to teach-
ers in Meelick National School or any club officer. They can also be e-mailed to MeelickPhysicalTherapy @gmail.com. Alternatively, you can post your design to Cathal Sherlock, Knockalisheen, Meelick. Club offic- ers include Padraic O’Brien, Seamus Speight, Mike Mulvihill, Ray Ryan and Cathal Sherlock.
The club would also like to thank the following sponsors for their gen- erosity throughout the year. Squire Maguires, Mojo’s, Pat Russell, Brendan Healy, Gerry Markham, Frank Quinn, Bobby O’Connell, Ca- thal Sherlock and Dermot Fahy in Guinness.