Ambulance chief tries to reassure protesters

THE head of the country’s ambulance service has urged the people of West Cork not to believe “false and misleading information” which he claimed is being “pumped out by vested interests”.

Robert Morton, the director of the HSE’s National Ambulance Service, made his comments after more than 1,000 people from across the region marched against proposed changes to their ambulance service.

In his first public comment on the issue, Mr Morton insisted the changes are not about saving money or cutting costs.