Campaigners fighting to retain their region’s ambulance service have called on the HSE to engage in “meaningful” talks in a bid to ease concerns.

YOU’LL Never Walk Alone, the immortal anthem penned by the aptly named Gerry and the Pacemakers, belted out as nurses marched outside one of the country’s largest hospitals yesterday.

GIRLS comprehensively outperformed boys in this year’s Junior Certificate, with five girls named as the top academic performers in the country.