Fewer ambulances available at 3pm due to shift changes

3pm is the worst time to fall ill in Dublin.

A spokesperson for the National Ambulance Service Representative Association said that due to a changeover in personnel between 3:15pm and 4:15pm there are less ambulances available.

The revelations came after two Gardaí took a tourist to hospital in a taxi because none of Dublin's 39 ambulances were available at that time.

A representative for the HSE told the Star that in that particular instance all emergency resources were engaged in other calls.