Cork father drowns in Thailand

A Corkman has drowned in a diving accident at the island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand.

Colin Callanan, 29, from Innishannon, West Cork, who has a six-year-old son, had been on business in Thailand prior to the tragic accident at the weekend.

A project manager with Australian company AMS services and maintenance, Mr Callanan, who is based in Perth, had been researching a project on behalf of AMS.