Charity-funded air ambulance called to almost 400 missions this year

The service has launched a charity fundraiser for support, with missions costing an average of €3,500 per call-out

Irish Community Air Ambulance Pilot Tony McAleer with children from St Brendan's National School, Rathcoole at the start of a fundraising campaign as part of International Air Ambulance Week. Picture: Brian Lougheed

A charity-funded air ambulance service has launched 388 times in the first eight months of the year.

That comes at an average cost of €3,500 per mission, according to the Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA), which has launched a fundraising campaign as part of International Air Ambulance Week.