A TD and his mother narrowly avoided becoming victims of Ireland’s ambulance crisis after phone calls for help were met with major delays — a year after his wife’s brother died in circumstances where there had been a delay in the arrival of an ambulance.

Up to half of all emergency 999 calls in Dublin are delayed because there is no nearby ambulance, a report has found.

A man once sentenced to death for his role in the shooting dead of two gardaí following a botched robbery has had his bid for freedom dismissed by the High Court.

MORE than €60,000 is being spent on refurbishing a Garda station that is to be closed under Budget 2012.

IN these times of austerity can anyone explain why the Government is spending €80,000 on a building and decides to stop using it even though the builders are still on site?

One of the Garda stations to be closed down by the Justice Minister Alan Shatter is currently undergoing a complete refurbishment, according to Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson Dara Calleary.

WE’VE had to endure interminable carping and endless anti-Government sniping from Fergus Finlay on your opinion page, for longer than I care to remember.