Two drown in separate accidents over bank holiday

TWO people drowned in separate swimming accidents in Portugal and Co Clare over the weekend.

A 35-year-old woman died after she was swept out to sea at an unguarded beach near Liscannor yesterday.

The woman, named locally as Julie Burke and believed to be from Moyross in Limerick city, had been swimming with family members at approximately 3pm at Kilmacreehy when she got into difficulty.