A priest has condemned New York residents who refused to open their doors to a mother of two Irish boys who were swept away by Superstorm Sandy in the US.

Several children were rescued after getting into difficulty in the seas off a Co Donegal beach.

Emergency services were called to assist a group of children that got into difficulty off the coast of Portnoo in Donegal in the last hour.

Simon Thornton could not have endured a more contrasting day of emotions during the final round of the Andalucian Open at Marbella.