Ballybunion tragedy 'a terrible shock to everybody'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has spoken of his shock and sadness at the tragedy which unfolded in Ballybunion

Dessie Byrne and Muriel Eriksson, who died following a tragic accident in Ballybunion

Autopsies will take place today on a brother and sister who drowned off Ballybunion beach yesterday evening in front of the man’s teenage son.

The victims — who have been named locally as Dessie Byrne, 50s, and Muriel Eriksson, early 60s, — were holidaying in the area from Roscommon.