The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is carrying out an investigation into the death of a man on a construction site in Dublin's Docklands.
The man, who was in his fifties, fell about nine feet and sustained serious head injuries in the incident yesterday evening at around 5.30 p.m. at the site on Mayor Street.
He was taken to the Mater Hospital in a critical condition and died there this morning at 1.30 a.m.
A spokeswoman for the HSA told ireland.com this evening that investigations were ongoing and was unable to comment further.
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So far this year 13 people have died in construction related accidents, which the HSA spokeswoman said was "very high".