Gardai and emergency services rushed to a street in Cork city on Tuesday morning following reports that a woman had fallen from a height.
The woman, who is in her 30s, is understood to have fallen from a height of three storeys at the building on Meade Street at around 8.30am.
She is reported to have fallen from an apartment complex, possibly from a large window, on the street which is located behind Sullivan's Quay.
Units of Cork City Fire Brigade, gardai and paramedics from the National Ambulance Service all attended the scene.
The woman was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for her injuries which are understood to be non-life-threatening.
The scene has been cordoned off and gardai have now launched an investigation into the incident, as CorkBeo reports.
A garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: "Gardaí are currently at the scene of an incident in Cork City.
"A female in her 30s is understood to have fallen from a property on Sullivan’s Quay at approximately 8:30am this morning.
"She was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for her injuries which are understood to be non-life-threatening."
Cork is among the counties under a Status Red wind warning as Storm Barra batters the country.
The alert is in place for the county, as well as Kerry, until 9pm on Tuesday night.
Met Eireann is warning that southwesterly winds, later veering northwesterly, will reach mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with severe or damaging gusts in excess of 130km/h.
Due to a combination of high waves, storm surge and high tide, coastal flooding is expected and disruption to power and travel are likely.
A red wind warning is also in place for Clare until 1am on Wednesday, while a Status Orange alert has been issued for Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo, Wexford, Dublin, Louth, Wicklow, East Meath, Leitrim and Sligo.
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