Jockeys Emergency Fund pledges €250k to Cork-based air ambulance

The charity-funded air ambulance works with the National Ambulance Service to respond to the most serious trauma and medical emergencies

Philip McLernon on behalf of the Jockeys Emergency Fund (JEF), Mícheál Sheridan, CEO Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA), and Denis Egan, CEO of the IHRB and member of the JEF at the presentation of a €50,000 cheque on behalf of the JEF to the ICAA. Picture: Alison Miles/OSM Photography

The Jockeys Emergency Fund (JEF) has pledged €250,000 to Ireland’s only charity-funded air ambulance over the next five years.

The announcement was made today at the Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) based in north Cork as JEF handed over the first €50,000 to the air ambulance team in recognition of the great work they do for horse racing and the wider community.