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Vital Portlaoise Order of Malta gets ambulance funding boost
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Emergency response services in Laois are set to get a boost thanks to a big grant for Portlaoise s Order of Malta.
The voluntary Portlaoise volunteer service is to receive €50,000 to fund an ambulance.
The group is one of 26 projects around Ireland to benefit under the latest round of funding allocated under the CLÁR programme.
The Portlaoise unit welcomed the grant. This grant will allow us to purchase and stock a new ambulance which will be used at a variety of events in and around our community. We provide Ambulance First aod services at various events, Provide transport to our elderly and vulnerable people to respite care or to various hospital appointments. We also run a groceries and medication collection and delivery services for those cocooning or those self isolating.