Father and son die in house fire

A father and his son died in a house fire in Co Clare early yesterday.

A father and his son died in a house fire in Co Clare early yesterday.

The fire at the house, just outside the village of Boston, was reported shortly after 7am and the bodies of the two men were found inside.

The bodies have been taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick for a postmortem and formal investigation.

The men, who have not been named, were aged in their 60s and in their 30s.

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