Fire brigades help woman in labour during Storm Ellen in Cork

Victor Shine of Cork Fire Service said he had to "roll up the sleeves' when he came across Cork County Fire Brigade in the process of assisting an ambulance call for a woman in labour last night. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Cork City and County Fire Brigade has reported coming to the assistance of a woman in labour who was en route to hospital from Crosshaven overnight amid Storm Ellen.

Victor Shine, Second Officer at Cork City Fire Brigade, was working on callouts in the city last night.