A public inquest into the death of Waterford man Thomas Power, who died of a heart attack in the back of an ambulance on its way to Cork, has been requested by his family.

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The family of Waterford man Thomas Power, who died of a heart attack in the back of an ambulance on his way to Cork University Hospital, will attend a meeting in Dáil Éireann.

Hundreds of people staged a vigil outside University Hospital Waterford last night calling for 24-hour cardiac care for the region.