An Irish father-of-two has drowned in the north-eastern Spain, it emerged this afternoon.
It is understood the man died in a swimming accident in the holiday resort of Salou on Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said it's embassy in Madrid was offering consular assistance to the family of a man.
She said: "We can confirm that we are aware of an incident on August 2 last in which an Irish national died."