A man has died from his injuries after he fell from the second-floor window of a shop in Dublin city centre this morning.
The man, who is believed to be in his forties, was cleaning windows and slipped from the window of a building opposite the GPO that houses Carroll's shop and Abrakebabra fast food restaurant.
People at the scene said it appeared the man had released himself from a safety harness as he was attempting to get back in the window shortly after 10 a.m. and that he fell.
Parts of a sign over the shop lay broken in the street. It is believe the man gripped onto the sign in an attempt to save himself as he fell.
Dublin Fire Brigade units from Tara Street were on the scene "within a minute", a spokesman said. The man was taken to the Mater Hospital but has died from his injuries.
A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Authority confirmed the man had died. She said the accident was being investigated.