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| Man from Northern Ireland dies on holiday in Ibiza | Man from Northern Ireland dies on holiday in Ibiza |
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| A young man from Northern Ireland has died while on holiday in Ibiza. | A young man from Northern Ireland has died while on holiday in Ibiza. |
| He is Alan Drennan, 21, a mechanic, from Newtownabbey, County Antrim. | |
| Mr Drennan had left Northern Ireland on Saturday with a group of friends for a holiday on the island. He was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday. | |
| Spanish police said there were no signs of violence and the death seemed to be of natural causes. But they are waiting for an autopsy to be carried out. | |
| It is not clear at this stage when that will take place. | |
| Mr Drennan's father, also Alan, told Cool FM: "This is breaking our hearts, it really is. We cannot understand why. | |
| "Alan was called after me and he was just mini me. He was Alan junior. He was me all over and, boy, will I miss him." | |
| A spokesperson for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Ibiza on 19 July. | A spokesperson for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Ibiza on 19 July. |
| "We have been liaising with the Spanish authorities and are providing support to the family at this difficult time." | "We have been liaising with the Spanish authorities and are providing support to the family at this difficult time." |