Tunisia attack: Larry and Martina were very popular figures in home town

Laurence and Martina Hayes, the couple killed in Friday’s terror attack in Tunisia, had put down roots in the very heart of Athlone.

The pair, who were in their 50s, had originally lived on the outskirts of the town, near Moydrum, but had recently moved into West Lodge, an estate in Athlone on the western side of the Shannon.

Laurence, known as Larry or Lonnie to his friends, and Martina took great pride in their new home. Shortly before their holiday to Tunisia, where they died in a terrorist attack, the couple had completed a refurbishment of their house.