A man in his early seventies has died in a house fire in Co Kilkenny this morning.
The man, who has not been named, died in a house at Old Road, Moneen Row, Castlecomer. Emergency services were called to the scene at 7.30 a.m. but could not save the man.
His body was removed to St Lukes Hospital in Kilkenny. The fire scene is being preserved pending a technical examination.