A teenager remains in a critical condition after he fell from a balcony in Galway city on Wednesday night.

The 19-year-old fell from a third floor apartment balcony at the Dun na Coiribe apartment complex on the Headford Road shortly before 11:30pm.

He is believed to be from Co Kerry and a first year student of NUIG.

He was initially rushed to University Hospital, before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

Gardaí say at this stage no foul play is suspected.