Retired farmer dies in fire on Cork-Limerick border

A 77-year-old retired farmer has died in a fire on the Cork - Limerick border.
The blaze broke out at the farmhouse where he lived alone at Castlequarter, sometime before 11pm last night.
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The blaze broke out at the farmhouse where he lived alone at Castlequarter, sometime before 11pm last night.
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