Primary school principal recovering after 'head-butt'

A primary school principal in Limerick is said to be recovering after reportedly having been head-butted by a pupil.

Geraldine Wallace, principal of St Mary's Boys' School in Limerick city, was leaning down to speak to the pupil in class on Monday when he struck her "full force with his forehead on her nose," the Irish Independent reported this morning.

Ms Wallace's nose was broken in the incident, the report said.

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted but no action can be taken as the pupil is too young to be prosecuted.