'I am over the moon': Cork man to be reunited with family after Dengue fever scare in the Philippines

"I am so happy they are coming. The worry of it all nearly killed me."

An Irish man who pleaded with the authorities to fast track his visa application for his Filipino wife and child because of an outbreak of the deadly Dengue Fever in the Philippines is to shortly be reunited with his loved ones.

Mark Lane of Carrigaline, Co Cork was heartbroken when he was told that he wouldn't see his wife Marjo and daughter Erin for another five months because of the lengthy visa process.