An asylum seeker at a Monaghan Direct Provision centre is recovering after being hospitalised last week.
It's alleged that the female resident received medical care in hospital after a suicide attempt.
It's understood that she has since returned to the centre.
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Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an incident at the St Patrick's Direct Provision Centre outside Monaghan town on Thursday afternoon.
A Garda spokesperson said a female was being attended to, and no criminal offences were disclosed.
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs, which manages the Direct Provision system in Ireland has been contacted for a statement.
