Man injured after house blast

A MAN in his 20s was seriously injured in an explosion at a house near the village of Shanagolden in Co Limerick on Monday night.

He has been named as Gordon O’Donovan who lives in the area.

He was brought to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital by ambulance and, yesterday, he was transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH).

A spokesman for the hospital yesterday could not comment on Mr O’Donovan’s condition as he was still being assessed.

It was believed he was visiting a neighbour’s house in the townland of Parkmore when the accident happened.

A woman in her 60s and her daughter, in her 20s, who both live in the house, received less serious injuries.

Mr O’Donovan suffered a number of injuries including burns.

Gardaí suspect that the explosion, being treated as accidental, may have been caused by a back boiler over-heating.

A forensic examination of the scene was conducted yesterday.