PNA ambulance personnel in two-day strike action The Psychiatric Nurses Association has warned that further ambulance strikes are possible if the Health Service Executive does not agree to allow it to represent … Health • 28 Feb 19
Contingency plans in place for ambulance staff strike The National Ambulance Service, operated by the HSE, has said detailed contingency plans have been put in place for tomorrow's strike of around 500 ambulance … Health • 21 Jan 19
Strike by ambulance personnel deferred until January A one-day strike by up to 500 ambulance personnel which was scheduled for next Wednesday has been deferred until 22 January. Ireland • 13 Dec 18
Elderly woman on trolley at UHG for 70 hours An 80-year-old woman has been on a trolley for more than 70 hours in the emergency department at University Hospital Galway. Health • 11 Jan 18
Patient waits over three hours for ambulance A patient in Dublin has been forced to wait three and a half hours for an ambulance after calls to emergency services this evening. News • 14 Feb 15
Ambulance strike averted after agreement reached The threat of strike action in the National Ambulance Service has receded after agreement was reached with the HSE on arrangements for redeployment of surplus … News • 04 Jul 14
No improvement in ambulance turnaround times New figures show that ambulances were held up for over over 8,000 hours outside hospital emergency departments in April. News • 09 Jun 14
Delays in ambulance response times revealed An RTÉ investigation has revealed that only one in every three people with life-threatening conditions were responded to by an ambulance service within the target … News • 25 Mar 14
Investigation after child trapped in ambulance Dublin Fire Brigade is investigating an incident in which a child became trapped in an ambulance while being taken to hospital. News • 19 Mar 14
Wide variation in ambulance response times The director of the National Ambulance Service has said he is taking "very seriously" figures that show wide geographical variations in emergency response times. News • 23 Oct 13
Ambulance response times slowest in west New figures on 999 ambulance response times for life-threatening cardiac or respiratory cases show that just 45% of incidents in the west of Ireland are … News • 22 Oct 13
Mandela stranded after ambulance broke down South African officials have confirmed that the ambulance which took former South African president Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down. News • 24 Jun 13
Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance stolen in estate An ambulance was stolen while out attending a call in a housing estate in Dublin last night. News • 23 Nov 12
