President McAleese breaks ankle skiing

Updated: 19:48, Thursday, 26 December 2002

The President, Mary McAleese, has broken her ankle in a skiing accident in Austria.

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The accident happened on Christmas Eve at the ski resort of Bad Hafgastein, near Salzburg.

Mrs McAleese was boarding a ski lift when she fell.

She was taken to hospital where she is still being treated and will be released tomorrow.

A spokeswoman for the President said her schedule for the next few weeks will be restricted.

Organisers of events she was supposed to attend during that period would be contacted by her office in the coming days, the spokeswoman said.

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