Defence Forces recruits are being told to buy their own running shoes and boot polish and some officers demand to be waited on hand and foot.

Ireland’s first charity-funded air ambulance has finally gone live as a dedicated asset of the National Ambulance Service (NAS).

It will be based in Co Cork, at the Rathcoole Aerodrome and will aim to provide emergency healthcare to people living in remote areas in the south of the country.

A man has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Co Clare this afternoon.

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a Roscommon crash yesterday.

A man has died in a road accident in Athlone, Co Roscommon.

A cyclist has been airlifted to hospital following an incident involving a car in Clare this afternoon.

Ireland’s first doctor-led flying doctor service will be airborne by summer.

Plans to launch Ireland’s first doctor-led helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) by next spring have been unveiled.

A young child has been airlifted to hospital after reportedly severing part of a finger in an accident, writes Patrick Flynn.

The HSE has been asked to clarify its plans for providing helipad facilities for Cork University Hospital after a medevac helicopter had to land on a nearby sports pitch.