Sicily yacht sinking: Search for Mike Lynch and five others to resume
The search for British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter will resume on Tuesday after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily.
The pair are among six tourists missing after the yacht, named Bayesian, was battered during intense storms off the coast of Palermo in the early hours of Monday.
Mr Lynch is of Irish heritage - his father was a fireman from Co Cork, and his mother was a nurse from Co Tipperary.
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- Weather forecast: Tuesday will see sunny spells and scattered showers, most frequent in the west and north, some heavy. Highest temperatures 14 to 18 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds. Tonight will be largely dry tonight with clear spells. Lowest temperatures 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate west or southwest winds.
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Personal Finance Q&A
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Culture
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US Election
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Sports
- Mickey Harte appointed as new joint-manager of Offaly football team: Mickey Harte has been appointed as joint-manager of Offaly’s senior men’s football team, it has been announced.
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