The man killed in a house fire in Co Cavan on Monday has been named.
The man who was believed to be in his early 50s has been named locally as Jim O’Brien from Drummullen, Cavan.
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Gardaí say they received a report of a fire at a domestic residence in the Killygowan area of Co Cavan, at around 7:35pm on Monday evening last.
Local fire services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
The body of a man had been recovered within the extensively damaged residence.
The scene of the fire was preserved for a technical examination and the office of the local Coroner was notified.
