THE memories of summer may still be fresh in the mind — and Christmas may be the last thing people want to think about right now — but tour operators are already getting ready for the Lapland winter snow.

THE funeral of a 27-year-old Irish holiday-maker who died in Marbella just weeks before he was due to marry, will take place in Portmarnock later today.

Louise Hogan

A group of young Irish tourists have lodged an official complaint alleging they were assaulted by police on the Canary Islands after the tragic drowning of their friend.

A holiday in the Canary Islands turned to tragedy when a 19-year-old Co Leitrim man drowned within 24 hours of arriving at the Playa del Ingles resort on Gran Canaria.

A WOMAN whose son died in mysterious circumstances in Gran Canaria has pleaded for witnesses to come forward.

GARDAÍ have been called in to assist in solving the mystery death of a young Irishman on a Spanish holiday island.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old Irishman in Spain earlier this year to come forward.

A young Dublin man who was attacked in Gran Canaria last month has died from head injuries.

A Belfast man has been arrested after his girlfriend plunged five floors from their hotel room in the Canary Islands.