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05 Sept 2025

BREAKING: Man dies following fire in Monasterevin, County Kildare

BREAKING: Man dies following fire in Monasterevin, County Kildare

A photograph showing part of the Togher Road in Monasterevin. Credit: Google Maps Street View.

A man has died following a fire at a home in Monasterevin last night.

A spokesperson on behalf of An Garda Síochána has told the Leinster Leader: "Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a residence on the Togher Road in Monasterevin, County Kildare on Monday evening, October 9, 2023.

"The incident occurred at approximately 6pm and a man in his 50s was fatally injured."

The spokesperson added that the man's body has since been removed from the scene, and a post-mortem will take place in due course.

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