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Irish Mirror
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Sean Murphy

Family of Irish teen who died waiting on ambulance say 'you never get over it'

A man whose teenage son died while waiting for an ambulance is urging the HSE to rethink emergency response times.

David Byrne, who lost 19-year-old Conor after he fell ill at home in Co Louth in 2014, said painful memories were stirred by the tragic death of a woman in the North in similar circumstances this month.

Jody Keenan, 39, died on April 10, while waiting for an ambulance after collapsing in Newry, Co Down.

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