Hoax calls to ambulance service putting lives at risk

A dramatic increase in the number of hoax calls to the ambulance service in Kerry has been strongly condemned with a warning such calls could lead to loss of life.

So far this year, there have been 15 false call-outs in the county, compared to just one for all of 2012.

It is believed that some of the callers are removing SIM cards from their mobile phones — it is still possible to call 112 [emergency number] in this case — making the calls impossible to trace.