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Service has no funds for air ambulance

The National Ambulance Service says it is disappointing that it was asked to help bail out the Cork-based community air ambulance service and says it simply does not have the funds to support it.

Service has no funds for air ambulance

Sat, 18 Apr, 2020 - 07:30

Ken Foxe

The National Ambulance Service says it is disappointing that it was asked to help bail out the Cork-based community air ambulance service and says it simply does not have the funds to support it.

The Irish Community Rapid Response had looked for a cash injection of €400,000 from the service to cover its deficit for 2019.

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