Tragic :(( RIP

Oh no! So sad. RIP.

bless R.i.P.

May he R.I.P.

So Sad. R.I.P

Just heard on the news that the toddler was critical and now this. Terrible news.

Poor little thing RIP

Terrible for the parents, RIP

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

R.I.P. Little x x Deepest Condolences to the parents Family and friends

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

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.

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.

Terrible. The same exact same thing has happened in Dundee today also. How tragic.

Such a shame . May he R I P . Condolences to the parents and family.

Sweet dreams little one,

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.

How the hell does this happen????

Just heard on the news that it was a little girl,very very sad.thinking of her family,may she rest in peace.

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.

rip poor baby. probably just been inquisitive like any other. thoughts are with his parents

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!

whats with all the thumbs down?? have some f-ing respect. sad f***ers.

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?

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!

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

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.

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.

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. My thoughts are with the family.

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.

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

@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.

Rip so sad taught’s and prayers are with the family

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

@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…

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.