'Only joking': Gardaí tell pregnant woman to have home birth during Pope's visit

The gardaí's sense of humour has been questioned after a suggestion that women in labour take public transport to hospital.

'Only joking': Gardaí tell pregnant woman to have home birth during Pope's visit

The gardaí's sense of humour has been questioned after a suggestion that women in labour take public transport to hospital.

The suggestion was made on an official Garda Twitter account in response to concerns about traffic restrictions in Dublin during Pope's visit.

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