For at least the next few months, the state’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) will no longer be fully operational.
Since 2012, the Air Corps has operated an AW-139 military helicopter with the call sign AC112 seven days a week, from dawn to dusk, from Athlone. The air ambulance, as it is better known, is a familiar sight around the country, even in the most remote locations.
It responds to emergencies at the request...
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