Former Tipp captain hailed as hero

Former Tipperary Hurling Captain Ger ‘Redser’ O’Grady is being hailed a hero for his efforts in performing life saving CPR on a man who suffered a heart attack in Thurles.

Redser, along with his club colleague Gary Loughnane, who also knows CPR worked on the man who collapsed on the street in Thurles until the emergency services arrived.

While Gary had performed CPR before, Redser had not.

Speaking on Tipp Today this morning Redser said he managed to keep cool and calm in the situation…