National Ambulance Service

Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy develop ACT app to improve responsiveness to emergencies at community level

Test delivers defibrillator to home where a person could be having a heart attack in about two minutes

Paramedics and Civil Defence workers among those recognised through marches in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Kilkenny, Wexford, Kildare and Limerick

Ireland chooses to be an outlier in Europe by not operating a consultant-led helicopter emergency service that would bring life-saving expertise to the scene of an accident

Former soldier made 8,491 phone calls to emergency services over period of almost two years and made death threat to paramedic

National Ambulance Service says incidence of vehicle damage very low and many were minor incidents

Board members warned that this figure could change as the year goes on

Siptu hopes talks can resolve issue over professional status and pay grades

Facility shared with Dublin City Council and Irish Rail will deliver more efficient and responsive policing, says Garda Commissioner

Maternity appointments resumed on Friday, with outpatient appointments scheduled to reopen from Monday

Sinn Féin claims Government has ‘chosen’ not to fund service, leading to staff burnout and patient risk

National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade plead for more resources but reject claims of duplication in capital

Covid-19 infection surge places pressure on provision of emergency ambulance services

Dean Kerrie (20) has pleaded not guilty to murdering man in Dunmore East

Owen Cunningham from Co Donegal raised the alarm when his father sustained injuries

Tentative optimism as to variant’s limited capacity to harm as situation stays serious

Around 35 affected staff expected to face financial losses due to HSE decision

Staff told service is facing ‘major pressure’ due to increase in demand and Covid-19

Lengthy waiting times for non-life threatening care is due to increase in emergency calls

Ryan says he did not seek second Covid test that allowed him to travel to Cop26

Patrick Diver was from Donegal, but was receiving palliative care in Galway

Irish Community Rapid Response helicopter flew 490 missions in 13 countries last year

Siptu also suggests row brewing in National Ambulance Service in coming months

New 24/7 helpline will direct people towards most appropriate mental health service

Fundraising drive launched to meet Helicopter Emergency Medical Service’s €2m costs

Community-based, charity-led service operating out of Rathcoole will need €2m a year

David Weldrick taught PE at Thomond College for decades

Cyclist collided with car near Shannon, bringing group crashing to the ground

Less than half required pilots available for fixed-wing planes, with some lost to public sector

Army provided ambulances and crews to assist HSE during stoppage

In a recent study, paramedics reveal informal reporting of errors is common, with written reports considered to be an escalation of the event

National Ambulance Service asks public not to make non-life threatening emergency calls

Freedom of Information request shows 5% of fleet has travelled more than 300,000kms

First vehicle becomes unavailable after dropping paramedic off at filling station

Rural lives at risk due to ambulance delays and oxygen tank scarcity, claims doctor

Most ambulance stations suffering from low maintenance budgets, assessment warns

As the country slows down for Yuletide many rescue workers will be hard at work

Explosion in Kildare on Thursday is not the first issue with an ambulance in the State

Oxygen cylinder may have caused ambulance fire that killed patient outside Naas hospital

Crew forced into sudden stop directly outside tunnel’s southbound bore to make delivery