HSE apologises to Limerick pensioner over ambulance delay

THE HSE in Limerick yesterday apologised after an ambulance took almost half an hour to attend a pensioner who lay injured just 200 yards from the emergency control centre.

In spite of the delay, the victim was full of praise for the attention he received when the crew did arrive.

Tom Maguire, 89, of Fr Russell Road, Limerick, cut his head when he fell while with his son Michael at the Unicorn bar and restaurant in Dooradoyle on Sunday afternoon. Mr Maguire said he would visit the bar several times a week for a glass of beer and a small whiskey.