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Air ambulance confirmed as permanent service

The Ministers for Health and Defence have confirmed the permanent Establishment of the Emergency Aeromedical Support Service (EAS).

Fire brigade sent to cardiac arrest call

The fire brigade had to be sent to treat a cardiac arrest patient in north Clare because no ambulance was available at the time. It...

Concern at number of cliff trail falls

Concern has been expressed about the number of people sustaining injuries on a popular cliff trail in Co Clare

Ambulance carrying heart patient breaks down on motorway

An ambulance transporting a seriously ill patient to hospital down on a motorway in Co Clare yesterday.

HSE still spending thousands on private ambulances

The University of Limerick Hospitals Group (ULHG) spent over €217,000 on private ambulances in 2014 despite establishing it’s own patient transport service two years ago.
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Decision on future of air ambulance still awaited

Three years after the country’s first trial emergency air ambulance service was established the Government has still to decide on it’s future.

Health Minister on first visit to Ennis hospital

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said he can see more surgery work being carried out at Ennis General Hospital in the future which would...

Jet diverts to Shannon with heart attack passenger

A transatlantic jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport yesterday after a passenger on board suffered a heart attack.
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