TWO kayakers lost their lives at a dangerous weir where lifesaving equipment had been damaged by vandals and was not replaced, a marine casualty investigation revealed.

A river weir in which two men drowned on a canoeing trip is impassable, accident investigators found.

At the half way point of the Circuit of Wicklow Forest Rally, round three of the McCauley Trailers Irish

AMERICA paused yesterday to remember the unforgettable — with the tolling of bells, recitations of the names of the dead, and above all, with silence. “Today, we remember each life,” said President Bush.

Catherine Shanahan listens to locals’ recollections