19 year old in critical condition after falling through roof of vacant building

The young man sustained serious head injuries in the fall.

By Michelle Hennessy Monday 4 Jan 2016, 11:00 PM

Jan 4th 2016, 11:00 PM 65,108 Views 38 Comments

https://jrnl.ie/2531111

Image: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

Image: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

A 19-YEAR-old man is in critical condition in hospital this evening after falling through the roof of a vacant premises in Dublin city.

A garda spokesperson confirmed officers and the Dublin Fire Brigade attended the incident at Basin Lane in Dublin 8 at 4.30pm.

The 19-year-old man had been seriously injured after falling more than 20 feet through the roof. It is understood he sustained very serious head injuries in the fall.

He was taken by ambulance to St James’ Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition.

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

Short URL

About the author:

About the author

Michelle Hennessy

@michellehtweet

michelle@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Michelle Hennessy

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS (38)

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

19 year old in critical condition after falling through roof of vacant building