More ambulance crews needed in the North West
The January meeting of Leitrim County Council has heard renewed calls for additional ambulance crews to be introduced in Leitrim and the North West. Sinn Fein Councillor Brendan Barry urged the Council to call on the HSE and the National Ambulance Service to provide additional ambulances crews immediately. At yesterday’s…
Dáil hears how there are no ambulances available to provide transport for Sligo person with painful congenital condition
The Taoiseach has pledged to look into a ‘special case’ in Sligo where a HSE ambulance is not being provided to a person for essential medical appointments who suffers from a painful congenital condition. The person in question also has a range of illnesses but currently have to travel…
Donegal based ambulances have been deployed to Tipperary
It seems that there are still major issues surrounding the running of ambulance services in the North West. Over the past month ambulances based in Donegal were deployed to areas as far away as Belmullet in county Mayo. and Tipperary. There are also reports of a patient being…
Wine street reopens after reports of a fire at the Omniplex Cinema in Sligo
The Gardai and the Sligo fire service attended the Omniplex Cinema on Wine Street last night following a fire alarm. It occurred shortly after 9pm last night when its believed members of the public and staff from the cinema were asked to evacuate after reports of a fire. It is…
Lack of resources for ambulances crews to deploy from Ballymote
A Sligo councillor has been told that parking bays for ambulances at a new Primary Health Care Centre in the south of the county cannot be used by ambulance crews because of lack of resources at present. At this week’s Regional Health Forum West meeting in Galway, Fine Gael Councillor…
Donegal TD accused HSE of being irresponsible over ambulance strike
A Donegal TD has accused the HSE of being extremely irresponsible and placing patients at serious risk in the way it handled the recent National Ambulance strike. Independent TD Thomas Pringle says the HSE did not inform its call centre staff or management about the action or the possibility of…
Ambulance workers to strike across the north west today
The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association says the impact of a strike by 500 ambulance-workers today will be severe. They’re due to walk off the job across the north west for 24 hours from 2pm as part of an ongoing row over union-recognition. It’ll be the second time they’ve staged industrial action…