A passerby waited for the baby's carer to appear, but nobody showed up.

A baby was found alone in a pram in Dublin on Monday night, Gardaí have confirmed. The child has since been handed over to the Gardaí. The infant, believed to be a few months old, was handed into a garda station. The child was discovered by a passerby in the Mountjoy area on Monday night. The baby was reportedly found outside the Mater Hospital. A woman found the infant unattended at around 9 pm on January 23rd. According to The Independent, the woman waited with the baby for an hour, but nobody showed up. After the child's parent/guardian failed to show up, the woman decided it would be best to bring them to a nearby station. The woman decided to bring the child to Mountjoy Garda Station. The women then handed the infant over to the Gardaí. In a statement to Her.ie, Gardaí confirmed; "Gardaí attended the scene of an incident in the Mountjoy area, Dublin 7 on Monday evening 23rd January 2023. "Owing to the sensitive nature of this incident there is no further information available."