Concern raised over ambulance response times in Leitrim
There are serious concern in the mid to North Leitrim areas as regards ambulance response times. These concerns increased during the past month with the transfer of the Carrick-on-Shannon based ambulance to Boyle. Even though ambulance services have returned to Cortober, which is close to the County Town, inside the…
Ballyshannon National Emergency Operations Centre understaffed
SIPTU is calling on the National Ambulance Service to begin a recruitment drive for the National Emergency Operations Centre. The centre operates in two places, one in Ballyshannon Co. Donegal with the other in Dublin. SIPTU says they are understaffed by 35 operators and former agreements are not being honoured.…
Cartron electricity pole damaged in overnight accident
There was a single vehicle crash in Cartron overnight. A collision between a car and an electricity pole happened yesterday evening at about 8:10pm in Cartron. No one was injured in the incident. The ESB were called to facilitate the repair of the pole that was damaged in the accident…
Sinn Fein calls for more investment in the public ambulance fleet
The nearest ambulance not always being deployed to an emergency incident is one of the key flaws in the service that needs to be addressed. Martin Kenny has made the comments after Sinn Fein launched a campaign calling for increased funding for ambulances this week. Deputy Kenny says there’s a…
Renewed fears about ambulance cover in the North West
There are renewed fears about ambulance shortages today. The Irish Independent claims as many as six counties are being left with just one ambulance on duty. The paper claims that Donegal and Sligo are among the counties where sometimes just one ambulance is available at night. It also says just…
Councillor calls for improvement to ambulance response times in South Sligo
A Sligo councillor is calling for improvements in ambulance response times to calls in the south of the county. Fianna Fail’s Keith Henry says having adequate ambulance bases in the area is important. Cllr Henry adds that the new primary care centre being built in Ballymote is intended as a…
Threatened work stoppage by ambulance workers suspended
The work stoppage by SIPTU ambulance workers planned for next Monday has been suspended. There had been fears that the planned four-hour stoppage, which was to have started at 8 o’clock in the morning, would have caused major disruption to patients and services. But, for now at least, the work…