Ambulances took over an hour to respond to 1,500 emergency callsAmbulances took more than an hour to respond to more than 1,500 emergency calls in the first half of this year
Man airlifted to hospital after surfing accidentThe Kilkee unit of the Coast Guard and National Ambulance Service were alerted, while the Shannon-based search and rescue helicopter was also tasked to the scene.
280 ambulance crashes and near misses recorded in two yearsAmbulances have been damaged by deer and even a flock of racing pigeons in recent years.