President Higgins sends 'deepest sympathies' to those bereaved in Las Vegas massacre

The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a contact number for families in Ireland who have concerns about relatives to ring the consular assistance unit on [phone].

President Michael D Higgins has said the Las Vegas gun attack was appalling and sent shock around the world.

No Irish people are believed to have been killed or injured in the indiscriminate shooting that left scores dead at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.