Man killed in Christmas morning house fire

THERE was little festive cheer over the weekend in a number of communities hit by tragedies, including the death of a young man in a fire in Cork city.

Man killed in Christmas morning house fire

The 28-year-old was taken from the blaze at his home in Mayfield on Cork’s northside before sunrise on Christmas morning.

The alarm was raised shortly after 6am when a neighbour noticed smoke coming from the house of Terence Porter in Springfield Estate near the Old Youghal Road.

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