The family of Eilís Finnegan wish to confirm that Eilís's body was discovered in Thailand today. Eilís had been holidaying in Thailand with her boyfriend, Barry Murphy, and had been missing since 26th December.
The family wish to thank the friends of Eilís and of the family, Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador, Dan Mulhall, and his staff, who have been very supportive and helpful throughout this difficult time, members of the Garda Síochána, and everyone who assisted the family in any way in the past week.
Most especially the family wish to express their sincerest appreciation and thanks to Barry for his tireless efforts to re-unite Eilís with us. We would also like to thank Barry's family for all their tremendous efforts and support.
We also wish to thank the various media organisations who have been of assistance and we hope they will understand and respect the family's wish for privacy from this point on.
This is the only statement the family wish to make to the media at this time.