Ciarán O'Connor
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first heard May 2026
last heard 12 May
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Good afternoon, you are very welcome to Liveline 51551, the number for your text, email on liveline.rte.ie or as always give me a call on 0818 715 815.
The ambulance strike ongoing.
Around the country, SIP2 and Unite members engaged in this dispute over pay for paramedics with 2,000 workers in all.
The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine say it poses a significant risk to people's lives.
The trade unions deny anybody is at risk.
Maeve is on the line.
Maeve, do you support those on strike?
Why?
Were you conscious after the accident or were you filled in afterwards, Maeve, as to what happened?
Sorry, did your daughter or did anybody else on the scene have to intervene and do anything to try to keep you alive until the ambulance got there or what happened?
So this is the kernel of their dispute is that they've essentially had to upskill to such a degree that they are deserving of more pay, that there were recommendations that they would be paid more and it hasn't been forthcoming.
The HSE say there was an offer but
It was the terms attached to it seemed to be what's disputed and whether they were fair.
We might get into that because I know there are some actual members of the union who are on strike as well who want to speak to us and have been getting in touch.
But what prompted you to go down there?
Why did you decide to take part yourself in this picket?
And what do you make then?
Maeve, given you're at the picket today, I said the warning.
I mentioned the Irish Association for the Emergency Medical Association who said it would put patients' lives at risk and the Irish Patients Association who said, you know, there's legitimate patient safety concerns now and they shouldn't be used as pawns in an industrial dispute.
Let me bring in Matt Reid, who's been listening as well and got in touch with us.
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