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Upcoming strike action by ambulance workers postponed to allow for further talks
Labour Court asks Siptu, Unite unions to defer planned 48-hour stoppage to allow for additional engagement
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour Court
Move follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and grading
Micheál Martin under pressure over response to striking ambulance workers
Inside Politics: Spending ‘diktats’ from Jack Chambers are ‘going down like a lead balloon’, according to one Minister
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’
HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting times
Ambulance strike under way as group warns move poses ‘significant risk’ to lives
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
‘We’ve been left behind’: Striking national ambulance staff call on HSE for improved pay
EMT says nurses are making same sorts of decisions as ambulance staff but paramedics are making them on the sides of roads
Ambulance strike to begin at 8am on Tuesday, but emergency numbers still available
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Ambulance service to be ‘significantly impacted’ by industrial action today
About 2,000 union members to start a work-to-rule from 8am, with 24-hour strike to follow from Monday night
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident
Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests?
Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living
Man (56) dies in house fire in Co Cork
Man, who lived alone, killed in incident at his home at Knocknagoun, near village of Rylane
Paramedic who claims she was groped by colleague felt forced to quit, employment tribunal told
HSE says investigation delayed by ‘Covid hangover’ and long list of witnesses
Body of man (60s) discovered in Wexford house
Gardaí believe the remains of the deceased may have been in place for some time
More than 2,000 frontline ambulance staff set to strike over pay
Three separate work stoppages due to take place on May with further action planned for June
Ambulance service needs ‘several years’ of funding to have sufficient capacity for demand
Workforce plan set 2026 staff target of 4,780, but only 2,920 funded posts have been approved
Risks at Navan hospital remain because of failure to take obvious decision
Successive ministers and HSE chiefs have been made well aware of problems and solution
Air Corps and medics scrambled to reunite 96-year-old man with wife hours before he died
Cancer patient was airlifted home from hospital to say goodbye to his family
Newly qualified paramedics told they will all be hired by NAS
Move resolves dispute over alleged change to recruitment policies
Man told paramedic he planned to propose to woman he is accused of murdering
Court told of ‘gruesome’ scene in Midleton apartment where Adam Corcoran (31) denies murdering Daena Walsh (27) in August 2024
Newly qualified paramedics accuse HSE of reneging on permanent job promises
Issue involves 76 National Ambulance Service trained paramedics who qualified in January
Ambulance staff to ballot on industrial action after talks fail
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics reject proposals on pay and conditions by large margins
Forty-five years after Stardust fire, family and emergency services attend memorial
Separate protest takes place over perceived lack of action on coroner’s ‘unlawful killings’ verdict
Bertie Ahern was involved in mediation to end industrial school hunger strike
HSE expressed concern about ‘high degree of risk’ associated with protest
Halloween night sees more than 200 fire calls made to Dublin firefighters by 8pm
Dublin Fire Brigade say vast majority of calls on active fires related to bonfires
The moment a stroke happens, the clock starts to count down
A look inside one of Ireland’s 22 dedicated hospital stroke units informs how to recognise the signs and how best to react
Public to be advised how to survive 72 hours without services in plan for next Storm Éowyn
Review of Ireland’s most severe storm found lives were protected but aftermath was hard
‘I find calm in chaos. I think most emergency physicians are like that’
Doctor Keith Kennedy volunteers with Critical charity to take pressure off the ambulance service
Ambulance service staff to be balloted on industrial action in outsourcing dispute
Management accused of seeking to contract out some services without consultation
National Ambulance Service staff reject deal aimed at addressing long-running row
Proposal brokered by Labour Court and recommended for acceptance by two unions
Paramedics to vote on proposal for ending extended dispute at National Ambulance Service
Ballot to take place on deal providing basic pay rises of more than 20% in return for work practice-changes and loss of premium payments
All HSE ambulances remain in service following investigations into fires in two of its vehicles
Potential problems in auxiliary battery systems are identified following urgent inspections
‘Happiness shines through’: Thousands join Dublin Pride Parade
Taoiseach walks at head of huge parade that made its noisy way from O’Connell Street to Merrion Square
Two new HSE ambulances suddenly catch fire within days of each other
‘Possible issue’ identified from initial technical examination of vehicles in Mayo and Offaly
HSE begins ‘urgent examination’ after two ambulances catch fire in a week
Out of use vehicles, made by different manufacturers, caught fire in Tullamore and Castlebar on Thursday and Saturday respectively
Emergency services carry out multiple coastal rescues over past two days
Several people hospitalised after falling from cliffs
Ireland’s Community First Responders: Making the difference between life and death
The network of more than 4,000 volunteers is trained in at least basic life support and the use of defibrillators
Man died days after wife sought his urgent admission to psychiatric hospital, inquest hears
Wife had unsuccessfully sought man’s urgent admission to psychiatric hospital
Young Scientist exhibition winners: Three Kerry sisters develop app to improve emergency response
Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy develop ACT app to improve responsiveness to emergencies at community level
Simulation test using drones to deliver life-saving equipment is a success
Test delivers defibrillator to home where a person could be having a heart attack in about two minutes
National Services Day parade celebrates frontline emergency and security staff
Paramedics and Civil Defence workers among those recognised through marches in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Kilkenny, Wexford, Kildare and Limerick
There is one other measure we could take to reduce deaths from road crashes
Ireland chooses to be an outlier in Europe by not operating a consultant-led helicopter emergency service that would bring life-saving expertise to the scene of an accident
Terminally ill man who made thousands of nuisance phone calls to emergency service jailed for a year
Former soldier made 8,491 phone calls to emergency services over period of almost two years and made death threat to paramedic
Ambulances involved in more than 400 crashes over last four years
National Ambulance Service says incidence of vehicle damage very low and many were minor incidents
HSE on course for a €1.6bn deficit this year
Board members warned that this figure could change as the year goes on
Ambulance workers vote for industrial action in dispute over report recommendations
Siptu hopes talks can resolve issue over professional status and pay grades
New €40m Garda ‘control centre’ opens for Dublin’s 999 calls and city CCTV
Facility shared with Dublin City Council and Irish Rail will deliver more efficient and responsive policing, says Garda Commissioner
Wexford hospital fire: ‘Weeks to months’ before full service resumes, says Taoiseach
Maternity appointments resumed on Friday, with outpatient appointments scheduled to reopen from Monday
Seriously ill patients forced to wait extra nine minutes for ambulance as staff shortages bite
Sinn Féin claims Government has ‘chosen’ not to fund service, leading to staff burnout and patient risk
Ambulance shortage forcing firefighters to respond to medical emergencies, committee hears
National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade plead for more resources but reject claims of duplication in capital
Public told to expect delays when they call ambulance
Covid-19 infection surge places pressure on provision of emergency ambulance services
Murder accused said ‘I’m after stabbing Jack’ before clutching holy water bottle, trial told
Dean Kerrie (20) has pleaded not guilty to murdering man in Dunmore East
Boy (10) awarded certificate of bravery after father’s cliff fall
Owen Cunningham from Co Donegal raised the alarm when his father sustained injuries
Omicron disruption of healthcare, pharmacies and legal services worsens
Tentative optimism as to variant’s limited capacity to harm as situation stays serious
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