A joint inquest into the tragic deaths of two young brothers in a house fire in Cork last year has been adjourned pending the completion of Garda investigations.

A MOTHER and her 4-year-old son are fighting for their lives after a house fire in Cork yesterday, unaware that the blaze had claimed the life of the youngest member of the family.

FIREFIGHTERS found a critically ill young mother lying in bed next to her dead toddler, with her other little boy lying unconscious beside them after a house fire in Cork yesterday.