Irish woman found dead in Singapore

A 25-year-old woman from Dublin who recently moved to Singapore has been found dead in her apartment by a friend.

Orla Daly, originally from Clontarf in Dublin, had been living and working in Queenstown in Singapore for several months. It is understood she was found dead in her bed by a friend. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has been in contact with the family and is offering consular assistance to Ms Daly’s parents who are believed to have flown to Singapore to bring their daughter’s body home.

Ms Daly had been living in Singapore for a number of months and was a keen DJ.

Although she had not tweeted in a number of months, she had expressed her love of her new home on the social media site.

On a number of occasions, she tweeted how everything was “going great”.

She also tweeted: “Absolutely loving it here, couldn’t be happier :) Everything has fallen into place :) x”

@TheMrPopular Yeah, for real! Absolutely loving it here, couldn't be happier :) Everything has fallen into place :) x

— Orla Daly ⚓ (@Orla1Daly) May 3, 2013

Tributes poured in to both Orla’s and her sister Aisling’s Facebook pages yesterday, with one friend commenting on a picture posted by Aisling: “Stunning! So sorry Aisling, RIP Orla xxxx”.

Shane Burke from Clontarf posted “Sleep well pal xx” while a friend of hers in Singapore, Karl Christian Lindman, posted “I will always remember this smile”.

Friends of Orla on Twitter were also expressing shock over her death. Lauren Haughton tweeted: “Days like today make you think..be thankful for what you have and enjoy life as much as possible!! RIP @Orla1Daly #TooYoung xx”

Days like today make you think..be thankful for what you have and enjoy life as much as possible!! RIP @Orla1Daly #TooYoung xx

— Lauren Haughton (@lauren_tweeted) August 8, 2013

Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is aware of the disappearance of Michaella McCollum Connolly in Ibiza.

Ms McCollum Connolly has been missing for 12 days and her family has posted a message on Facebook seeking assistance in tracing her whereabouts.

She is in her early 20s and had previously been living in Belfast, before moving to Ibiza to work as a nightclub hostess.

A message posted on Facebook by her sister Samantha Connolly stated that she had not been active on Facebook and that her phone had been switched off.

“Michaella comes from a very close and loving family and we are all extremely worried and concerned that she hasn’t been in contact and that we cannot contact her,” said the message.