A man arrested for the murder of his girlfriend has warned the public to safeguard their homes with alarms that will detect carbon monoxide — the silent killer responsible for her death.

Six teenagers whose bodies were found at a garden house in Germany died of carbon monoxide poisoning, investigators have said.

Consumers are being warned of the dangers of carbon monoxide as a week of awareness about the highly poisonous gas begins in Ireland.

Clare County Fire and Rescue Service is urging householders to be aware of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide (CO) build-up in the home.

Thirty jobs are to be created at a Limerick chimney cleaning company who are using the latest technology to reduce potentially deadly carbon monoxide entering the home.

After a number of high-profile deaths, carbon monoxide alarms will be made compulsory in Irish households from September when anybody replaces boilers, fires, heaters or stoves.