Man, 40s, dies following house fire in Tipperary

A post-mortem examination will also be carried out on the man's body at South Tipperary General Hospital.

Gardaí in Thurles are appealing for anyone with information about when the man was last seen or who may have witnessed the fire breaking out to contact them.

A man has died in a house fire in Co Tipperary which broke out around 11am on Sunday.

Units from Thurles fire service were called to the scene of a house fire near the village of Ballingarry, close to Thurles Co Tipperary.