THE cousin of an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border on Tuesday night said she was devastated by the lack of commitment from authorities.

The cousin of an Irish backpacker missing in a remote stretch of the Chilean-Argentinian border tonight said she was devastated by the lack of commitment from authorities.

FAMILY and friends of an Irish backpacker missing in South America say the discovery of his rucksack in a hostel in El Calafate in Argentina has renewed hopes that he is still alive.

I WOULD like to draw your readers’ attention to what I consider to be a serious lapse in standards by RTÉ, our tax and license-funded ‘national’ broadcaster, which has also been dutifully echoed in some press reportage.