Boy, 3, breaks both legs and arm in fall from window

An investigation is underway after a young boy fell from a second-floor window at an asylum seeker centre near Cork City.

It is understood that the incident occurred last Wednesday at around 7.30am and involved a boy, thought to be aged three, falling from an upstairs bedroom window at the Ashbourne House Hotel in Glounthane.

It is believed the boy may have broken both legs and an arm in the incident. Gardaí confirmed that officers visited the direct provision centre following the incident on Wednesday.