A Clare senator says there’s “merit” in a proposal for an air ambulance base in Clare.
The call has been made by the Friends of Ennis Hospital campaign group following the airlifting of a GAA player from the Loop Head Peninsula to University Hospital Limerick last week.
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According to HSE data, one fifth of air ambulance call-outs nationwide come from the Midwest region.
Speaking in the Seanad, Ennistymon Senator Martin Conway says many parts of West Clare are simply too far away the Dooradoyle facility.
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