Two young children died in a fire, apparently started by their father after he murdered their mother, it emerged tonight.

The Principal of Clonroche National School, Norma Doyle, has said the community in Co Wexford is struggling to come to terms with the death of a young family.

A family of four found dead in the home in Wexford have been remembered at local mass services this morning.

The death of a family of four in a house which was gutted by fire was tonight being treated as suspicious.

The victims of a house fire in County Wexford have been identified.