*Greater funding of the National Ambulance Service has been sought in Clare. CO CLARE is ‘always suffering on the health front’ prompting councillors to seek the establishment of a Dáil committee to fully review emergency first response care for Clare residents.
*Claire & Joe Collins. CO CLARE mother of two, Claire Collins was smothered to death with a pillow by a third party an inquest heard today.
A WOMAN was left waiting for an ambulance on a roadside for nearly four hours in Doonbeg this week.
AN ELDERLY MAN in Carrigaholt had to wait two and a half hours for an ambulance to arrive after sustaining an injury earlier this month.
*Photograph: Brian Arthur UNIVERSITY of Limerick staged a major incident exercise involving students from paramedics, medicine and nursing, alongside personnel from the emergency services.
A FIVE YEAR old Killaloe boy has been awarded for his quick thinking as he helped his mother by promptly contacting emergency services when she lost consciousness.
AN ELDERLY KILRUSH WOMAN was left waiting eight hours for an ambulance to arrive.
*Jason McCarthy in action on Sunday before sustaining a serious injury. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AMBULANCE DELAYS impacted on sporting contests in the county over the weekend with lengthy waits experienced by the injured players.
A TOTAL RETHINK is needed regarding the operation of the National Ambulance Service, a Kilrush representative has stated.
USE of an app to locate defibrillators across Clare “could help to save lives,” a Shannon councillor has highlighted.
