A woman has died in a house fire on Elm Mount Avenue, Beamount today.
The fire was discovered shortly before 11.30 a.m. this morning. The 36-year-old woman was the only occupant of the house at the time of the fire, which is believed to have broken out in her upstairs bedroom.
She was taken to Beamount Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
Gardaí are awaiting results from examinations by the Garda forensic team which were carried out earlier today.