The country’s first charity air ambulance faces being grounded in two weeks.

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

The country’s first community air ambulance service is set to take off within weeks — but it won’t be a doctor-led service as had been hoped.

A dedicated all-Ireland medical emergency helicopter service could be up and running by the middle of next year, it emerged today.

A STUDY into a cross-border emergency helicopter service was criticised last night for its failure to identify the importance of giving immediate assistance to victims of accidents.