Death of boy, 7, in Clare hotel pool 'absolutely devastating' — Taoiseach

The boy was from Ardnataggle, O’Brien’s Bridge, and was a primary school pupil in Clonlara

The child died at the Lakeside Hotel in Killaloe on Saturday afternoon while attending a birthday party. File photo

The Taoiseach has said the death of a seven-year-old boy in an incident in a hotel swimming pool in Clare is “absolutely heartbreaking”.

The child died at the Lakeside Hotel in Killaloe on Saturday afternoon while attending a birthday party. He was from Ardnataggle, O’Brien’s Bridge, and was a primary school pupil in Clonlara.