A student has died after falling from cliffs in Ireland while reportedly taking a selfie.

The man in his 20s fell from the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, in the west of the country.

He was studying in Dublin and Irish media say he was an Indian national.

Police are treating it as a "tragic accident" amid reports he slipped while taking the selfie on Friday afternoon.

A police spokesman said: "The alarm was raised shortly after 3pm when a man was seen falling from the cliff edge."


His body was later recovered by the coastguard based at Doolin and taken to University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem examination.

The cliffs are one of Ireland's most popular tourist attractions and at the highest point are 214m (702ft).