More Than a Journey: The Story of BUMBLEance

3.30pm – 3.40pm IST, 13 October 2026 ‐ 10 mins

Ian Fallon, CEO, BUMBLEance

BUMBLEance is Ireland’s National Children’s Ambulance Service, providing safe, comfortable and child-centred transport for children who are seriously ill or living with complex medical needs.
 
In this session, Ian will introduce the story behind BUMBLEance, the families and children at the heart of the service, and how the charity has grown to provide a unique service across Ireland. He will also share an insight into what it takes to operate and sustain a national charity and specialist transport service, the impact BUMBLEance makes for families at some of the most difficult moments in their lives and the organisation’s ambitions for the future.