Honeymoon couple caught in Thailand troubles


Date Published: 04-Dec-2008
A LOUGHREA man, and his new wife, are currently stranded in Thailand along with about 250 other Irish people, caught up in the seizure of both airports by anti-government protestors.Megan Evans and her husband, Alan O’Rourke, were due to start back to their respective jobs as a vet and a builder on Tuesday, but heeded the warning fromtheDepartment of Foreign Affairs to avoid both the Suvarnabhuni International Airport and the Don Muang domestic airport in Bangkok, where a state of emergency has been declared.Megan, who originally hails from Victoria, Australia, got married to Alan on November 8 in her native city, Ballarat, and...
