Young couple hailed as heroes as elderly pair survive Limerick house fire

A young couple have been hailed as "heroes" after alerting firefighters to a blaze that engulfed the home of a elderly husband and wife who were inside the property at the time, writes David Raleigh.

The fire swept through the home of Aidan and Bríd O'Connor in Coonagh, Co Limerick, around 10.30pm last night.