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Ambulance Services need urgent support in Kilkenny – Kathleen Funchion TD

Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion TD has called on TDs to support the Ambulance Service and back the party’s motion in the Dáil tomorrow. The motion would deliver an urgent review of ambulance resources, to ensure it is properly ...

15 Nov 2021 at 17:12

National News

Worrying amount of 'absolutely criminal' hoax calls to ambulance service

Almost 1,400 bogus or hoax calls were made to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) last year. Figures released from the NAS show the number of prank or bogus calls began to rise sharply in the second half of last year from just 76 in the month ...

22 May 2022 at 21:27

National News

SIPTU ambulance workers vote overwhelmingly for strike

Members of Ireland's largest trade union in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have voted overwhelmingly for strike action. Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) members have voted to strike in a dispute resulting ...

08 May 2023 at 17:39

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Kilkenny Defence Forces help to maintain emergency medical services while providing back-up to County Council

Soldiers based in James Stephens military barracks in Kilkenny city are helping with the efforts to keep medical personnel at work during the Red Weather warning alert. They have been bringing staff to and from St Luke's Hospital as well ...

01 Mar 2018 at 09:54

National News

LATEST: Investigation continuing following fire that destroyed ambulance at Mayo hospital

The Health Service Executive says investigations are ongoing after an Emergency Ambulance was destroyed following an explosion and fire at the weekend. The incident happened on Friday night while the ambulance was parked at Castlebar ...

23 Jun 2025 at 17:35

National News

'A disgusting act of violence' - Man dies following machete attack in Northern Ireland

A man has died following a serious assault in Co Tyrone in which two people were attacked with a machete. Police have arrested one man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following the incident in Omagh on Sunday. Detective ...

17 Oct 2022 at 13:58

Local News

Patient only a kilometre from hospital waited over an hour for an ambulance in Kilkenny

A patient was left waiting for an ambulance for over an hour following a collision in Kilkenny CIty earlier this month. Gardaí remained with the man at the scene, only a kilometre away from St Luke’s Hospital, until the ambulance ...

21 Oct 2022 at 14:28

Local News

First Responder volunteers are needed in one Kilkenny town

In 2023 the Callan First Responder volunteers responded to 50 emergency calls. Since going live in May 2022, the fully trained volunteers have responded to over 80 calls, all within a 5km radius of Callan. Once a 999/112 ...

10 Jan 2024 at 06:59

National News

Man arrested in Co Derry on suspicion of murder following city centre stabbing

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in County Derry. Detectives have appealed for information about the incident in Crawford Square in the early hours of this morning (Friday ...

29 Jul 2022 at 10:57

National News

LATEST: Late-night mission sees woman rescued after huge fall from Irish beauty spot

A woman has been rescued after falling from a cliff in South Dublin. On Monday evening, August 18, assistance was requested from the National Emergency Operation Centre following an incident at famed beauty spot, ...

20 Aug 2025 at 12:26

National News

LIVE: Baby hospitalised after fire breaks out at apartment complex in Limerick city

A baby was taken to hospital for assessment after a fire broke out at a residential property in Limerick city centre in the early hours of this Sunday morning. Three units from Limerick Fire and Rescue Service ...

22 Jun 2025 at 16:27

National News

'Concern' that people in emergencies left to wait 'more than two hours' for ambulances

Concerns have been raised following the revelation that the HSE's National Ambulance Service (NAS) has failed to meet response targets meaning some people are left to wait for more than two hours in an ...

08 Oct 2025 at 16:21

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