Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a Co Kildare house fire claimed the life of a pensioner yesterday.
The State Pathologist Dr John Harbison was called to the scene in Monasterevin after John William Boland (73) died in the blaze. The results of a post mortem examination are expected to be known today.
Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are examining the inside of the house.
The man’s brother was injured in the fire and was taken to Portlaoise General Hospital.