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THE AIR AMBULANCE Service based out of Custume Barracks in Athlone has performed over 100 missions since the service was established last June.
Today Independent TD Denis Naughten said that the frequency of call-outs clearly highlights the importance of this service to communities throughout the midlands and west.
“It again highlights the need for the establishment of a national helicopter emergency service which could transport patients directly from the scene of an accident to a major trauma centre.
Naughten said such a service can support smaller hospital facilities by ensuring that patients who would more appropriately be treated in major regional centres can access the specialist treatment in a timely manner.
Alan Shatter has said that the government intends to review the operation of the air ambulance service in the first half of 2013 and Naughten said he hopes that the service will be enhanced and expanded through the use of a second helicopter based at another location.
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They were in International airspace although the Brits may lay claim to that as well…..
@Sean Higgins: read the article. Their statement says that they never entered into U.K. airspace.
@Joe: That wasn’t his point.
@Sean Higgins: France Norway Denmark scrambled too but its “just the brits” you’d a problem with??? Grow up
@Philip Mckenna: Grab a history book. Pipe down.
@Philip Mckenna: obviously a piece penned by Boris himself. “Look at my little sausage vladimir and don’t mention Brexit or covid while we inspect it.”
Putin just having the craic lads. Be grand.
Were the planes Typhoons? I misread that as Typhoo. I looked at the box and it said,boil the water,grab a mug,Putin the teabag.
@Larry Betts: there it is folks, the worst joke you will hear today!
@Daniel Wilson:
Ah its definitely not the worst joke… Look at the Government… Now that’s the worst joke you are likely to hear. Larry knows what he’s talking about….. Its called a sense of humour!
@Joe Toner: Lol Joe! Anyway,it was posted yesterday so only qualifies as worst joke from yesterday :-)
@Daniel Wilson: What you “Lyons” for? That joke is just the “PG Tips” of the iceberg
@Rob: It’s because I’m a tea spoonerism. My real name is Barry’s Lett
Not sure why these events are considered newsworthy anymore it’s just a normal drill for both sides
3 days ago a US plane was intercepted by Russians close to its airspace and 2 weeks before that Russian planes were intercepted by the US off the Alaskan coast.
Great practice for them, after all they have to justify the major Defence budgets spent every year.
I am sure a good time was had by all.
https://www.mercurynews.com/us-jets-intercept-russian-military-aircraft-off-alaska-coast
@Diaspora’d: Because it’s a normal drill that can go very wrong very fast. Certainly in the 1980′s, some “normal drills” came close to starting wars. Obviously with the world being a much less confused place and with the clear messages coming from leadership in the USA, UK, Russia and China, that could never happen now.
@Conall: How happy would you be if your heavyweight boxer neighbor decided to conduct “perfectly normal” sparring drills twice a week where he takes a swing at you but doesn’t hit you
Russians flying in to negotiate free trade deal?
@JustMeAgain:
Or perhaps Putin responding to a request from Boris to demonstrate to Scotland why it should remain within the fledgling non EU Internal Market!
They were playing catch the pigeon
@Horses4free:
Dastardly
@patkplc: Muuuuuuuuuutley!
Mr Putin, what’s the plan for today.
Era, fly a plane near the brits airspace for the craic & ruin their lunch.
Old Cold War games, that type of carry on was nearly daily routine before the collapse of the Soviet Union. For quite a while afterwards Russia simply couldn’t afford to play hide and seek with NATO all the time.
This is and has been a regular occurrence and every few months it gets reported s if its new and the Russians are doing something wrong, their not.
The did not “intercept” anything. Fake news. RAF idlers flew two planes near Russian aircraft going about their lawful business in international airspace so as to impress their gullible citizens.
This was clearly a ploy by the United States of America. The Russian Government are innocent of such acts
Russians just testing the air defense radar capabilities. They’ve come close to Ireland on occasion too. Interesting article here https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/ireland-considering-purchase-of-jet-fighters/
Let’s have a jolly jape.
A Spitfire reprieve where ‘democracy’ prevails!
So, if the world isn’t divided into nonsense goodies etc, then just how is the world divided?
What, makes, wars, happen?
What?
@PV Nevin:
Class. Coupled with the nation state, the foundation of the ruling class.
Makes wars happen.
If you are rich and powerful then a country is your bedrock.
Surely you can’t be serious?
@Kenneth Hayden: Dont call me Shirley.
Talk to me Goose..,
Russia so clever try for want start WW3 for over shot down TU-142 uk airspace
@Brian Flavin: On the piss lad???
@Brian Flavin: I see you’re on the gargle again!
@Brian Flavin: ease of on believing what trump says will ya, this old news and normal.
Shot the pleds own Russia and china are the worry and best mates
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