Tory Island. Sick patients on a County Donegal island in need of medical care on the mainland are being transported to a helicopter in the back of a work van as there is no ambulance on the island.

Emergency patients needing to be airlifted to hospital from a Co Mayo island have to be winched on to the helicopter as larger rescue craft have outgrown the local helipad built 12 years ago.

Rescue 510 helicopter responds to a possible Irukandji jellyfish sting at Fitzroy Island. The helipad will ostensibly be used for emergency evacuations but is also expected to be made available to ...