The Coast Guard has rescued a woman after she fell from the cliffs on Howth Head in Co. Dublin.

Howth Coast Guard responded to an emergency call at around 3pm that a person had a fallen off the cliffs near the Baily Lighthouse.

A Coast Guard paramedic was lowered and the casualty was airlifted to Tallaght hospital with a suspected broken arm.

Public Relations officer with Howth Coast Guard Fergus Cooney says they responded quickly, as one of their helicopters was flying nearby at the time: