A charity’s heart-screening sessions found 11 people with cardiovascular problems over the weekend. Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation, a charity set up by the Lunt family in memory of 25-year-old Craig who died in 2005 due to an undiagnosed heart defect, hosted the sessions at Noble’s Hospital. More than 360 people attended to get their heart checked with
A West Belfast football club is set to pay tribute to one of its former players with a special memorial tournament on July 17. Tullymore Swifts will remember Tony Campbell who died in January 2017 at the age of 29. Tony died after becoming ill at home. It was later detected he had an underlying heart
The family of West Belfast man Marc Prendergast who died as a result of a cardiac arrest in 2020, aged 38 have raised over £11,000 for a local heart charity. Marc, a keen footballer presented to the hospital with chest pain and passed away shortly after due to suffering an aortic aneurysm. Marc played football for Tullymore
Donegal Now, 6th June 2018 A press launch announced the Sammy and Tory Golf Classic, which will be held at the Letterkenny Golf Club on June 23rd. Donegal Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospitals Oncology Unit and CRY. Read more
Belfast Telegraph – 4th November 2017 Lauren McCaughtry’s partner Matthew Thompson died from an undetected heart condition while out jogging. Thanks to Lauren’s subsequent heart campaign over 200 M&S employees have been screened in his memory. Read more
The Degree NI – 25th October 2017 The award was presented at the annual Pride of M&S awards in London for their ongoing cardiac safety and defibrillator campaign. Read more
On 6th August 2017 the Michael Fisher Memorial Trophy was contested at the Dub Playing Fields in Belfast The day started out a little grey as the weather closed in with rain, wind and dark skies however we didn’t lose any enthusiasm for the day and had faith that the sun would shine through, and did
Belfast Live, 13th August 2017 More than 200 members of staff in Matthew’s age group were screened in February, and another 100 are due to be screened in October, as part of M&S’commitment to preventing sudden cardiac death. They have also installed public access defibrillators in all the local stores, as well as training over 200
Belfast Live – 20th April 2017 Award-winning journalist Bill Neely has spoken of the personal reason why he’s been inspired to run the London Marathon, and his connection with the charity CRY Read more
Newtonabbey Times – 9th March 2017 A special cardiac screening programme, ‘Jamie Gault Clinic’, was carried out in Ballyclare High School over the weekend to help uncover any young people at risk from sudden cardiac death.
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