1,200 citizens died abroad since 2007

Almost 1,200 Irish people have died while on holidays or living abroad since the start of 2007 — with 194 losing their lives in the past 12 months.

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore confirmed the annual figures yesterday, describing each of the deaths as a tragedy.

Since the start of this year, 194 Irish people have died while abroad. These include Nicola Furlong, 21, who was murdered in Tokyo, and James Nolan, also 21, the soccer fan who drowned while in Poland supporting the Irish team at Euro 2012.