Limerick farms are ideal to land a helicopter but not an air ambulance, stresses new campaign
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donal.oregan@limerickleader.ie
Michéal Sheridan, CEO Irish Community Air Ambulance and John Keane, president of Macra na Feirme Picture: John Allen );
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IRISH farms are a great place to land a helicopter - you just don t want it to be ours, say Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA).
They have partnered with Macra na Feirme during a busy time on farms. ICAA was tasked to 14 incidents across County Limerick during the first three months of 2021
ICAA and Macra have launched a joint campaign to appeal to all rural communities to exercise care as activity in rural Ireland increases during the summer months.
The Irish Community Air Ambulance and Macra na Feirme have teamed up to appeal to all rural communities to exercise care as activity in rural Ireland increases during the summer months.
Air Ambulance and Macra na Feirme appeal to rural Kilkenny communities
Kilkenny needed the services of the Air Ambulance crew already in 2021
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sian.moloughney@kilkennypeople.ie
Micheál Sheridan, CEO Irish Community Air Ambulance and John Keane, President of Macra na Feirme announcing their joint appeal to rural communities to exercise care . Picture: John Allen );
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The Irish Community Air Ambulance and Macra na Feirme have launched a joint campaign to appeal to all rural communities to exercise care as activity in rural Ireland increases during the summer months.
A busy silage season, increased traffic on the roads and more children moving about farms all combine to present an increased likelihood of serious incidents that could result in the Irish Community Air Ambulance being tasked to rural locations.
The Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) has been tasked 38 times to farm-related incidents and, in total, has responded to 233 calls since the start of