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Council meeting hears how Leitrim stroke victim waited over an hour for ambulance

The Carrick-on-Shannon ambulance which had been dispatched during this instance had been on the way from Mullingar.

May 27, 2025 08:16

Local GP says Leitrim ambulance service has 'gone backwards'

One patient in Ballinamore, with severe chest pains, was left waiting for almost two hours for an ambulance.

May 7, 2025 17:45

Ballinamore man with severe chest pain waits over 90 minutes for ambulance

It took over 90 minutes for an ambulance to attend the man in his 60s last Friday night.

May 7, 2025 07:22

Local councillor wants urgent review of Carrick ambulance service

Cllr Cormac Flynn says the ambulance base only just one crew at any given time.

Nov 5, 2024 13:18

Local TD critical of plans to temporarily relocate Air Ambulance from Athlone

Sinn Féin Deputy Claire Kerrane says moving the service for a period of six to eight weeks was 'unacceptable'.

Oct 30, 2024 17:30

Answers sought after injured elderly woman waited hours for Ambulance in Roscommon

She suffered severe injuries and was in great distress following a bad fall at around 3.30 in the afternoon.

Jun 21, 2024 16:33

Local ambulance response times criticised

There were 158 response times of at least an hour in the Shannonside region in 2023 - with 47 in Leitrim, 62 in Roscommon, and 49 in Longford.

Apr 4, 2024 16:55

Sligo Dublin train delayed in Longford following medical incident

The nature of the emergency has not yet been confirmed

Aug 23, 2023 15:51

Roscommon TD wants change to pre-hospital emergency care

Denis Naughten TD says changing pre-hospital emergency care would improve patient survival rates.

Feb 28, 2023 12:56

Ambulance response times to be discussed in the Oireachtas today

Freedom of Information figures show ambulance response times were over 3 hours in 233 callouts.

Feb 22, 2023 09:37

Local TD defends plan to transfer patients from busy EDs to Roscommon Hospital

The call came under fire with issues highlighted around the lack of necessary services at Roscommon Hospital.

Jan 12, 2023 13:09

Leitrim patient forced to wait four hours for ambulance

The patient waited from 2pm to 6pm for the ambulance to arrive.

Sep 9, 2022 13:22

More staff urgently needed for National Ambulance Service

The last year has seen severe delays facing ambulances when attending an emergency

Aug 15, 2022 18:01

Emergency drill to simulate effects of hotel explosion at Sligo University Hospital

The casualties from an imagined gas explosion at a hotel will be processed and triaged during the drill this morning

Jul 28, 2022 07:54

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