Sole ambulance assigned to serve population of 70,000

A sole ambulance is to be assigned by the HSE to cover a population of over 70,000 in east Cork.

And, if emergency cover is required, ambulances from Cork City or from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, will have to provide back-up.

The Irish Examiner has learned that from May 28, the ambulance based in Youghal will be replaced by a paramedic response car.