Boy taken to hospital after primary school stabbing

Gardaí say they are liaising with school management and staff

Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after a boy was stabbed by another child at a primary school in north Dublin.

The incident, which happened on Tuesday, involved a knife, BBC News NI understands.

Both children involved attend the school, gardaí said.

The child is understood to be 11 years old, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.

He was taken to a Dublin hospital's intensive-care unit for treatment and has been described as having serious, non-life threatening injuries.

Gardaí said they are liaising with school management and staff with a view to identifying the circumstances around the incident.

It is not being treated as a criminal investigation due to the ages of the children involved.

In the Republic of Ireland, the minimum age of responsibility in most cases is 12.

The Irish education department confirmed its psychological service is providing support to staff and the school community.