Man died in Co Mayo after ambulance delay, Dáil told

Man died in Co Mayo after ambulance delay, Dáil told

A critically ill man from north Mayo whose family had to drive him more than 80 kilometres to hospital due to an ambulance delay died within hours of arriving at Mayo University Hospital, the Dáil heard.

Mayo man died after ambulance delay, Dail told

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said the case was an example of the "severe crisis" in the ambulance service, which she said was "stretched to breaking point"