Group claims success as town retains ambulance service

An action group has claimed a success in ensuring a largely populated east Cork town will retain its ambulance service.

Youghal is to remain a hub for the emergency service in a new agreement reached with the HSE, unions and the National Ambulance Service (NAS).

The town will see an on-call ambulance replaced by a 24/7 on-duty service in which two ambulances and a first response vehicle will be deployed across the Fermoy-Youghal-Midleton region.