Gardaí are treating the death of a Ukrainian man at an accommodation centre in Limerick as a tragic accident.
It happened on Christmas Eve and the man was pronounced dead in hospital.
Gardaí and emergency services were called to an incident on the Kilmallock Road, in Bruff, Co. Limerick on December 24th.
A Ukrainian man in his 30s fell down a flight of stairs at the former Ard Scoil Mhuire secondary boarding and day school.
He was brought by ambulance from the centre to University Hospital Limerick where he was pronounced dead.
Gardaí do not suspect foul play in the man's death and are treating it as a tragic accident.
It's understood a post mortem will be carried out on the man's body.
Locals posted tributes online noting that he made a "long, lonely journey" from Ukraine to Bruff."
A post by a woman read: "Heartbreakingly sad. May his gentle soul rest in peace."
