Emergency response stood down after hoax call in Kinsale

A caller to the fire service in Kinsale on Sunday claimed a car had gone off a cliff in the area.
Emergency response stood down after hoax call in Kinsale

Eva Osborne

An emergency response had to be stood down after a hoax call at the Old Head of Kinsale in Cork over the weekend.

A caller to the fire service in Kinsale on Sunday claimed a car had gone off a cliff in the area.

Fire units were scrambled along with the coastguard, the RNLI, gardaí, the national ambulance service, and local boats in the area.

Following a search, it was determined there was no vehicle or person in the water and the response was stood down.

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