The son of a former Labour Party councillor who died in a house fire which his inquest heard was probably caused by a tumble dryer, said warnings about potential fire risks should be placed on all manufactured dryer machines.

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with a fatal house fire in Dublin.

A man in his 70s has died following a house fire in Co Kilkenny.

Gardaí are investigating after a man in his 50s has died in a house fire in Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan.

A Co Clare family have been left devastated after a father and son sustained serous burns at their home Friday evening.

Neighbours used a sledgehammer in a desperate bid to break in and rescue at least three people who died in a deliberate house fire in Fermanagh.

A man has died in a house fire in Dublin.

An emotional Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald today visited the scene of the fatal house fire in Clondalkin that claimed the lives of a pregnant mother and three children.

There is a house fire in Crumlin in Dublin.

Three people have suffered serious injuries after an explosion destroyed a terrace house, in England.

Neighbours of a family-of-three who had to jump out of their home to escape an explosion have been praised as heroes for coming to their aid.

A woman in her sixties has died following a house fire in Co Tipperary.

A 27-year-old man is due in court this afternoon charged in connection with a house fire and assault in Co Offaly in September.

An investigation is underway after a fire claimed the life of a 70-year-old woman at a house in Dublin this morning.

A report into fire safety on the Kildare housing estate where six homes were burnt to the ground in just 30 minutes has highlighted widespread fire safety concerns.