Ambulance service denies it took 50 minutes to reach Killarney scene

The National Ambulance Service has rejected a claim that it took 50 minutes after receiving an emergency call for an ambulance to reach an ill man.

Marie Leen, from Killarney, Co Kerry, made a 999 emergency call after seeing the man leaning against a wall and holding his chest, with sweat pouring from his brow, in Killarney, on Sunday afternoon.

She maintained about 50 minutes elapsed before the ambulance arrived.