By Patrick FlynnA man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a workplace accident in Co Clare this afternoon. The man was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick for treatment. Ambulance paramedics responded to the incident and treated the casualty at the scene initially but decided he should be airlifted to hospital. The man was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick for treatment. The journey by road would have taken up to 80 minutes while the helicopter was able to reach the hospital in just 15.

Source: Evening echo March 30, 2018 18:22 UTC