Prayers have been offered in Ballyhooley, Co Cork, for a J1 student from the area who suffered a cardiac arrest on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland.

A man who saved a family of four from drowning last month has revealed the horrific moment when he realised a mum with a toddler in her arms struggling under the water in a treacherous lake.

An Irish J1 student is reportedly in a serious condition in hospital in the US after getting into difficulty while swimming.