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Pensioner injured in Tulla car crash

A pensioner was recovering in hospital last night after she had to be cut from the wreckage of her car in Co Clare.

M18 closed for a time following collision

The M18 was closed for a short time this after following a second collision on the route today.

Ambulance crews not told about emergency access

Ambulance crews in Clare spent a week taking lengthy diversions when responding to emergency calls despite provision being made for them to access a main road that was closed for water-mains works.

Man rescued from sea in Seafield

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was pulled from the sea by a group of kayakers in Co Clare this morning.

Cargo jet in Shannon emergency landing

A transatlantic cargo flight has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon.

No local ambulance for seriously ill woman

An ambulance had to be sent 50 kilometres from Ennis to East Clare on Wednesday because local paramedics had been sent to a call in Limerick.

West Clare had no ambulance for seven hours

The entire of west Clare was left without emergency ambulance cover for seven hours yesterday because the HSE was unable to staff a vehicle.

‘Luck of God’ that ambulance was available

A Clare councillor has claimed it was pure luck that an ambulance was available to respond to a woman in labour on Monday because no ambulance was available 24 hours later.

Ambulance service defends emergency cover

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has defended the level of emergency cover in Clare last weekend and has again blamed short term absenteeism for difficulties providing a full service.
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