A woman has been taken to hospital following a fall fro a balcony at an apartment building in Cork city centre on Tuesday morning.
Gardaí and the emergency services were called to an apartment building on Meade Street off Sullivan’s Quay in Cork city centre following reports of a woman in her late twenties or early thirties falling from a height.
The woman incurred multiple injuries after falling from a balcony three storeys high shortly after 8.30am today.
Cork City Fire Brigade, gardaí and paramedics attended at the scene.
The woman was rushed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital where she is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. She is in a serious condition and was slipping in and out of consciousness whilst being treated on the ground by paramedics.
Gardaí are conducting an investigation to examine the circumstances of the fall. It is not thought that the incident is related to Storm Barra in Cork city.