A mother whose toddler son was saved by air ambulance crew said she had never thought about the service until she needed it.

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

Just days before his accident, Liam O'Riordan was on a fundraising truck-run to help get Ireland's first community-funded air ambulance in the air.

The Cork-based Helicopter Emergency Medical Service is expected to fly on 500 life-saving missions a year.

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.

After five months on the ground, Ireland’s first charity-funded air ambulance is finally set for take-off — with a promise of delivering pre-hospital emergency care within 20 minutes to those in need.

Minister for Health Simon Harris is being asked why an air ambulance service is still grounded since last January despite being ready to launch.

A charity has deployed its latest rapid response medical jeep to help save lives in North Kerry and West Limerick.

Ireland’s first charity-funded air ambulance has been sitting in a hangar for months waiting for ministerial approval to launch.

The gleaming helicopter is sitting in the hangar. It can be airborne within two and a half minutes. Paramedics have undergone training to work with the pilot during flight operations but the crew helmets are still wrapped in plastic on a shelf in the control room of the new €400,000 airbase.

Firms in Cork have been encouraged to practice so-called ‘social innovation’ by engaging in community projects and not only raising funds for good causes.

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 life-saving rapid response medical service hopes to almost double its number of on-call volunteer GPs and save more lives after getting a massive injection of state funding.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is searching for people with the ideas and commitment to drive change, says its CEO Darren Ryan.

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

A campaign for Ireland’s first flying doctor service is under way for Munster and south Leinster where a signature red helicopter is touching down on islands, peninsulas, and renowned football stadiums from Enniscorthy to Killarney to Cape Clear.

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

Operation Resuscitation is an initiative by Irish Community Rapid Response to ensure at least two people in every household in Ireland can help someone survive a cardiac arrest.

Solving social issues needs innovative thinking, writes John Daly

With the ambulance service stretched, a group of award-winning volunteers are proving vital, writes Áilín Quinlan.