On March 18 last, following political lobbying to secure funding, the charity behind the air emergency service for Cork and the Southwest disclosed to the HSE that it was in financial trouble. In fact, it was at imminent risk of collapse.  The Irish Community Air Ambulance (ICAA) had been set up in 2018 to supplement the national services provided by the Irish Air Corps (IAC) and the Irish Coast Guard. But Covid-19 had had a profound effect on charity fundraising and its coffers were dangerously low. The HSE says this left it with an unwelcome and immediate choice – allow…

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