Athlone Couple Confirmed Dead Following Tunisia Attack

It has been confirmed this morning that an Athlone couple were killed in this week's terrorist attack in Tunisia. The sad news that the atrocity claimed the lives of two further Irish citizens emerged yesterday and married couple Laurence (Larry) and Martina Hayes have since been named locally as the victims. A total of 39 people have now been confirmed dead after a sole gunman opened fire on a beach resort. Lorna Carty, a nurse from Meath, also lost her life in the shocking incident and Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan has said that the identification process of victims is ongoing. "The process of full and formal identification of victims is continuing in Tunis, and will take a period of time before it is completed. The Irish ambassador and consul are on the ground in Tunisia, working closely with the Tunisian authorities.”