The bells were still ringing in the New Year when the first baby born in 2015 in Ireland came into the world.

The baby boy was born in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin at four seconds past midnight.

Jennifer Bourke from Artane in Dublin gave birth to Kian Anthony, a baby brother for seven-year-old Gemma.

The first girl born in the New Year was born at 17 seconds after midnight in the National Maternity Hospital, Holles St.

The Rotunda Hospital was busy, with the third baby of the New Year born there at 5 minutes past 12.

Cork University Maternity Hospital welcomed three babies into the world - all girls - between 1am and 3am.

A baby girl was born at Wexford General Hospital at 6.29a.m.