Ambulance for ill infant was sent to wrong county

A baby has died in tragic circumstances involving an ambulance which took 30 minutes to arrive because it was sent to the wrong county.

The HSE has confirmed there were “significant challenges in establishing the exact location of the caller” who raised the alarm — just weeks after a similar tragedy in the same region.

While officials declined to comment in more detail, it is understood an ambulance was initially sent to Bishopstown in Cork City, despite the call coming from Tralee in Co Kerry.