Pensioner dies in house fire

Gardaí were alerted to a fire in a house in Kilregane, Lorrha, Tipperary at about 2.30p.m. yesrterday, and rushed to the scene.

Fire brigade, ambulance services and gardaí all attempted to save the sole person in the house, a 67-year-old woman, but were unsuccessful.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and her body taken to Limerick University Hospital, where an autopsy will take place on Thursday.

Gardaí are not treating the death as suspicious.