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AN INFANT has died after falling from the 6th floor of an apartment block in Dublin.
The incident occurred at about 4:20pm, at the Cross Guns Bridge area in Phibsboro.
The child was taken to Temple Street Children’s Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Gardaí have asked witnesses to the event to contact Mountjoy Garda Station at 01 666 8600.
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Tragic :(( RIP
Oh no! So sad. RIP.
bless R.i.P.
May he R.I.P.
This is a terrible tragedy and as much as I do not wish to demean the loss of this young child’s life, I have to wonder where were the parents? How does something like this happen?
How terrible it should not be possible for windows to open out to the degree a child can fall out tragedy for the parents
I see the usual trolls are out red thumbing condolences
This type of comment doesn’t help.
Condolences to the parents and family
I’m sure there will be an investigation into this which I hope will answer your ill-timed question.
Poor child and poor family to have to go through this loss.
Have you ever spent a good bit of time around 1 year olds? Once they learn to climb all you have to do is turn your back for a minute for something to happen.
leah you obviously don’t have children so maybe you don’t realise that you only have to turn your back for one min and children can get up to all sorts its impossible to keep your eye on them every second of the day. such a sad incident my condolences to the family i can’t imagine what they must be going through. all high rise buildings and upper lever windows should have to have a safety catch on them so they can only open so far.
Why would you say that
Something like this (and it happens all over the world) happens by accident full stop
Young much?
I’m with Betty on this with the question why is it possible to open a window this much on a 6th floor.
The attack on Betty was uncalled for. Attacking for something that wasn’t said.
Jesus Leah, as a parent myself I think that such a tragedy can occur in the blink of an eye. you could be the best most caring parent in the world yet turn your head for literally a second and the unthinkable happens to your most precious.
I am going out on a limb here but would wager this was a terrible accident that could happen to anyone. I think comments like yours are uncalled for at such time. sympathies to the family.
Just heard on the news that the toddler was critical and now this. Terrible news.
How the hell does this happen????
So Sad. R.I.P
Terrible for the parents, RIP
whats with all the thumbs down?? have some f-ing respect. sad f***ers.
Poor little thing RIP
I was not suggesting any neglect by the parents rather that building regs should ensure that technically windows cannot open out at floor level as is the case in America after Eric clapton son was killed in similar accident. It was your assumption I was blaming the parents which I was not
Apologies Betty-Lou, my comment was directed at Leah and not yourself. Error when clicking on reply.
I actually agree with your comment re windows.
R.I.P. Little x x Deepest Condolences to the parents Family and friends
Why do people always get angry at the inappropriate red thumb brigade? Forget them they are not worthy of comment. RIP to the baby, there is nothing more to say at this time.
Poor lil angel :( R. I. P. my thoughts are wit all his family xx
RIP little man.. However I do believe all windows at height should have sufficient mechanisms in place which prevent them opening wide enough for a child to get through
Such a shame . May he R I P . Condolences to the parents and family.
As a mother to 2 mischievous boys I know that it only takes the blink of an eye for a child to get into danger, and unfortunately accidents can happen. Tragic for the family x
No disrespect to anyone, but if the child was one year old, why was he on his own playing at an open window out of the arms or buggie of its mother at an opened window, I think a few questions should be asked
Still my condolences to family
Yes, it may be considered ill-timed to wonder how this happened. But when is a good time? As I have said, it is a terrible tragedy and my deepest sympathies go to the family at this time. The opinion that I was trying to articulate was whether this was a situation that could have been avoidable. It is not trying to take away from the sad loss of a young life.
Well I for one don’t think one of the first reports that extended family/friends might read should be attacking the parents. GIve it 24 hours.
Maybe after the family have buried their child? Maybe give that time at least?
All your question does is cast aspersions over the parents at a time of tragedy. It adds nothing to anything and there will be an investigation into this which will establish if there was any responsibility anywhere. Why not just let that happen – you’ll get your answer then.
Seriously Leah … Put a lid on it.
Seriously Leah … Put a lid on it
Very articulate, Sinéad.
People are entitled to ask questions or disagree with certain opinions.
@Darragh
Defending your woman? Maybe you could both show respect to this family and keep quiet.
@leah- It may be more appropriate to ask those kind of questions to a circle of friends rather than on this article where relatives of the child may see.
People are going to ask those sort of questions but just have a little more consideration.
@ Darragh
Obtuse comments and questions like Leah’s and your own are not what this family want to see. This family has to live with this for the rest of their lives – no matter who or what was at fault. Show some compassion
For anyone looking for answers to how this type of thing happens, rather than continuing here; maybe google other incidents like this which happen surprisingly often. This happened yesterday, I don’t know how anyone would expect to get answers about this particular case so soon anyway.
No is just not the time for questions Leah. No matter how well meaning, i understand your point. God rest the little angel. R.i.p. little guy. Deepest sympathy to his family.
Where was god when he fell out of the window?
your some fool, your one of these smart lads that doesn’t like God being mentioned yet when something goes wrong it’s all Gods fault.
God bless this poor family, every parents worst nightmare became a reality for them today, my heart breaks for them. may he rip
SF, you should always be careful when you call someone a fool, especially when you spell “you’re” as “your”. Nothing is “god’s fault” as he/she doesn’t exist. My point was to point out the obvious paradox when people talk of praying to god because someone died that their god could have saved.
Terrible. The same exact same thing has happened in Dundee today also. How tragic.
Sinead Kiely, as I have said twice now I was in no way trying to cause offence by what I said. All I was doing was trying to understand how this (possibly avoidable) situation happened. I’m not attempting to place blame anywhere. I know at this time some people may feel that it is an inappropriate time to do so however this is a free forum and we are all entitled to express ourselves without fear of personal attack from other commentators. I apologise if anything I said has caused upset. It was not intended. At the end of the day, a little soul has left this Earth and all we can do is pray for her.
rip poor little thing. God be good to the family at this terrible terrible time. my thoughts are with them. nobody should have to bury their own child.
I think now is as good a time as any to be asking questions. Things like this don’t just happen.
So many stories of accidents with babies/infants always start with “I only took my eyes off him for a second”. That can never be an excuse for an accident with a young child, no matter what anyone says or alludes to.
This is clearly a tragedy. A one-year-old baby is dead. My condolences to the family. But it is only human of us to ask questions about how or why such a tragedy could take place to begin with.
Yes it is a tragedy and yes if you take your eye off them for a second accidents can happen but the poor child was one . I’m confused as to how a one year old can be out of a parents arms , safety of a play pen or unsupervised for even that one second.
Whoever attacked the previous comment for asking a very obvious question must not have children or you would understand exactly why she asked the question . We all know it’s tragic and have no understanding of how the parents must feel but when the dust settles it helps to know why it happened so (a) we learn to avoid another loss and (b) is somebody responsible for the loss of life .
Losing a child is the saddest thing that can happen to any parent and I hope they can get through the difficult time .
Sweet dreams little one,
rip poor baby. probably just been inquisitive like any other. thoughts are with his parents
R.I.P little baby. It would answer you all on here better to say a prayer for the little baby and his family, instead of making a fight out of it over thumbs down or up for that matter! … The Journal.ie should change its rules; by only allowing thumbs up or down if a person comments on a storey!
Say a prayer to the god who could have saved her???
@reds-My initial question was purely trying to establish the facts of the tragedy. Not to place blame. I don’t know how many times I have to apologise for any offence I caused. It was NOT intended. I have the utmost sympathy for the family at this time. I have attempted to remove my comment as I did not realise how it would be misread. Can we all just please focus on the actual fact that a life has been lost and stop attacking each other. Thank you.
Leah, dont worrie about all the thumbs down, if you had wrote some thing else you would prob still get thumbs down and attacked, i usto read and comment (A LOT) on the Journal, but i gave it up for the very reason for been thumbed down and attacked for nothing, you can not please some people, i read the journal the odd time, tonight is my first time back on it in a long time and its still the same here nag nag thumb down! so good luck journal plenty of other good sites on the web!!! Best Wishes Leah.
Yes I know you don’t mean any disrespect as it is a question that a lot of people will ask and you don’t need to apologise to anyone here, but just be a little more cautious of what you post on sensitive articles as you don’t know the circumstances surrounding it or who may be reading.
I don’t think you meant any harm!
This is a very sad but preventable tragedy. Although I live in a two story dwelling, now that I have young grandsons visiting, I have fixed childproof window stops to all upstairs windows. There are various websites selling stops suitable for all types of windows. Similarly, people should be aware of the dangers of cords dangling from window blinds.nCondolences to the parents and family of this little girl.
Just heard on the news that it was a little girl,very very sad.thinking of her family,may she rest in peace.
For all you door knobs commenting why a window should be able to open so far on such a high level- the reason is simple if a fire or any other emergency the fire and rescue teams can evacuate tru the windows and actually save lives, rip to to poor infant , the parents of this child no matter how good or bad they are will question they’re actions for the rest of their lives as anyone would, kids get up to mischief, that’s what kids do
Im actually boiling reading some of these comments, such a terrible tragedy and idiots here rushing to cast blame. I bet those of you rushing to critise the mother dont have children yourselves, as is usual on here people scrambling to cast judgment on things they know nothing about. Those of us with children (me included) would shiver and think ‘there but for the grace of God goes me’. I feel nothing but sympathy and heartbreak for that mother. None of us know the circumstances but those of with children know that it only takes a split second and, despite what one person here siad it is IMPOSSIBLE to watch them every second. I have toddlers and am terrified of things like the upstairs windows, water or safety when cooking and am always vigilant. I have locks on all upstairs windows. But just yesterday I had my children out in the evening and my husband had opened the windows in the upstairs front rooms. When we got back my husband was working in the garden and I brought my children straight upstairs to get ready for bed, I didnt know that the windows were open. I went into the bathroom with my one year old and then went into one of the front rooms where I found my 3 year old sitting on the windowsill beside the open window. I got the fright of my life and I dread to think what might have happened had it been my one year old who had wandered into the room. That is how easy it happens.
So those of you jumping on the back of this poor childs parents, save your breath. No doubt there will be no one blaming them more than themselves and we cannot even begin to imagine the pain and agony they are suffering. God rest this poor little child.
Olivia, what I’d be “boiling” about in this situation is the loss of an innocent 1-year-old girl’s life, not a few comments posted on an open forum.
I don’t think my opinion, or anyone else’s, is more or less valid based on whether any of us has children or not. The issue here is the very tragic loss of human life. You don’t need to be a parent to question why this could have happened.
Living up to your name anyway. You don’t know the circumstances. Not the place for idle speculation and rash, unfair judgement. Those people just lost their baby. Rest in peace.
RIP little Angel, thoughts and prayers with the family such an awful thing to happen :(
As the mother of a 20 month old I know sometimes you feel like you need eyes on the back of your head, it’s SO easy to take your eyes off them for a millisecond and find them up to mischief
No one here knows what happened so I don’t think we should judge the possible rights or wrongs of those that were minding her
A little angel is dead, a mother & father are no doubt heart broken & inconsolable tonight
The judgements can wait for the official investigation surely?
Why would people red thumb RIP comments, freaks trolling the Internet with nothing better to do. Let’s see how many red thumbs I get. Bellends.
rip poor baby xxx my heart goes out to this poor family stop trying to find blame. tragic accidents will always happen you may try to justify your views with nonsence. i just pray none of us experience the devastation of this family. god bless.
Well said Joanna instead of questions and looking for answers. Why not think of the Loss and devastation and bewilderment of their most treasured a baby. If anyone on here lost a small child you will understand what parents go through without all the Joe Blogs suggesting that there is more than a very tragic accident Give respect and sympathy not ridicule
Rest in Peace little angel x x x
As many people can unlike my comment as they like, but I am right in what I said, at the end of the day a one year old child is dead and someone is at fault, hate to sound so inconsiderate but i believe I’m right in what I said.
RIP. My thoughts are with the family.
Rip so sad taught’s and prayers are with the family
I cant get this poor lil baby out of my head and the other one a few months back that died too. I have a two year old son and live on the top floor I never let him out of my sight but incase I said ill get safety locks for the windows. Couldnt find them in smyths/argos had to order from amazon. They should defo be easily bought in Ireland. Rip poor lil soul!
@Gavan Reilly – you might want to note that this story is listed in the sidebar under ‘Most Popular’. It may be an idea to suggest to ye’re web team to re-word this tab to ‘Most Read’ or something similarly neutral. Just a suggestion…
R.i.p little angel reading the comments above and I’m annoyed at some of the comments and agree with others but wasn’t the government supposed to deal with the matter of high rise window openings after the tragic death of another toddler earlier this year over near crumlin hospital so people don’t blame the parents it’s actually a fire and safety issue all apartment blocks were supposed to be checked and safety locks put on the windows
R.I .P little man and my prayers are with you and your family , one of the most tragic thing for a parent to go through everyone else will forget ,, but your thoughts will never be far from your child
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