The daughters of a woman who died in the bath on a mental health ward despite her telling a psychiatrist she intended to drown have said lessons must be learned.

At least 45 people including 17 children have drowned in the Aegean Sea as two migrant boats sunk off Greek islands.

Up to 50 migrants went missing after a large dinghy sank in the Mediterranean, Sea Italian rescuers said yesterday, while more than 1,500 were picked up from other vessels over a 24-hour period.

Formal identification is awaited this evening after a body was found earlier today in the search for 20-year-old Barry Davis Ryan.

Two members of the public have helped prevent a river tragedy after talking a man down from a bridge in Limerick.