Teenager hurt in mountain fall

A teenage girl injured in a fall on Croagh Patrick was tonight airlifted to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar.

The accident occurred close to the summit of the 2,500-foot mountain near Louisburg around 6pm.

The teenager is believed to have sustained serious injuries.

Earlier it emerged that a nine-year-old boy from Waterford City drowned following a swimming accident in Tramore.

The boy was removed from waters off Tramore beach yesterday evening.

He was pronounced dead a short time later at Waterford Regional Hospital.