Help to keep the air ambulance flying

A report on echolive.ie has outlined some good news for the Irish Community Rapid Response’s Air Ambulance.

The service recently received a generous donation from David Mullins, winner of the Grand National in 2016, to thank the service for airlifting him after a serious fall in Thurles Racecourse last October. David’s donation amounted to €12,000.

On October 24th last year, Mullins broke his T12 vertebrae and clavicle and needed rapid emergency medical help.

He said: “The ICRR Air Ambulance came to help me when I needed it the most; a serious fall like I had could have been life-changing. This donation is an important contribution to their great work.

“Many more people should support this service because you’ll never know if you’ll need it like I did.”

The Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) Air Ambulance is run in partnership between the charity and the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS), who provide the medical crew.

The helicopter, pilots, air-base, insurance and fuel are 100% funded through donations to the charity, ICRR.

Donations can be made to the service through their website, www.icrr.ie.