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| Irish foreign minister warns Irish couple may be among dead in Tunisia attack | Irish foreign minister warns Irish couple may be among dead in Tunisia attack |
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| Ireland’s foreign ministry has warned that there is serious concern for two Irish citizens, believed to be a couple, who may be among the dead following the Tunisian terror attack. | Ireland’s foreign ministry has warned that there is serious concern for two Irish citizens, believed to be a couple, who may be among the dead following the Tunisian terror attack. |
| Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan admitted on Saturday that there was “grave concern for two other citizens who had been at the scene of the attacks at Sousse, Tunisia”. | Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan admitted on Saturday that there was “grave concern for two other citizens who had been at the scene of the attacks at Sousse, Tunisia”. |
| They are understood to be a husband and wife from the Irish Midlands who were on holiday in the resort. | |
| “The process of full and formal identification of victims is continuing in Tunis and will take a period of time before it is completed. The Irish ambassador and consul are on the ground in Tunisia, working closely with the Tunisian authorities,” Flanagan said. | “The process of full and formal identification of victims is continuing in Tunis and will take a period of time before it is completed. The Irish ambassador and consul are on the ground in Tunisia, working closely with the Tunisian authorities,” Flanagan said. |
| The minister is advising Irish tourists to exercise caution if travelling to Tunisia. : “My department’s travel advice for Tunisia, which was changed yesterday in light of the attack, is to exercise extreme caution. While the Tunisian authorities have declared this incident to be over, we would urge Irish citizens in Tunisia to remain vigilant and to follow any instructions given by the police, tour operators and hotel staff. | |
| “Those wishing to contact my department’s consular support service can continue to do so throughout the rest of the weekend by calling the department’s main telephone line: 01 4082000. | “Those wishing to contact my department’s consular support service can continue to do so throughout the rest of the weekend by calling the department’s main telephone line: 01 4082000. |
| “I have condemned in the strongest terms these terrorist attacks. I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the families of all the deceased. | “I have condemned in the strongest terms these terrorist attacks. I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the families of all the deceased. |
| “The ambassador of Ireland accredited to Tunisia, David Cooney, also met EU counterparts in Tunis today to review the situation on the ground. The embassy team will keep me and the government updated through the days ahead.” | “The ambassador of Ireland accredited to Tunisia, David Cooney, also met EU counterparts in Tunis today to review the situation on the ground. The embassy team will keep me and the government updated through the days ahead.” |
| Meanwhile, the family of Lorna Carty, the one confirmed Irish citizen murdered, are said to be distraught over her death. The mother of two was on the beach when the gunman opened fire. | |
| The Carty family are stalwarts of their local Gaelic sports club in Robinstown, Co Meath. A spokesman for the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Meath said all matches and training at local clubs Dunderry and Kilmessan had been suspended until further notice as a mark of respect to the Carty family. | |
| The murdered woman’s son, Simon, was on the senior panel for Meath Gaelic football squad and played for the county at Under 21 level. He is a science student at University College Dublin, the same university attended by several of the students killed in the Berkeley balcony tragedy. His mother had been active in the GAA and a supporter of Dunderry. | The murdered woman’s son, Simon, was on the senior panel for Meath Gaelic football squad and played for the county at Under 21 level. He is a science student at University College Dublin, the same university attended by several of the students killed in the Berkeley balcony tragedy. His mother had been active in the GAA and a supporter of Dunderry. |
| Lorna Carty and her husband had been on holiday in Tunisia thanks to a gift from a relative. The holiday was a present as her husband recovered from heart surgery. | Lorna Carty and her husband had been on holiday in Tunisia thanks to a gift from a relative. The holiday was a present as her husband recovered from heart surgery. |