Couple who died in Cork house fire had been celebrating birth of first grandchild

'They were so happy,' one tearful neighbour said, describing John and Gay O'Donnell in the hours before their tragic deaths

A couple who died in a house fire in Cork on Thursday night were celebrating the birth of their first grandchild at their home with friends and family a short time before the deadly fire broke out.

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