The couple died in a tragic house fire in the early hours of Thursday morning

The bodies were discovered at the home just after 2am on Thursday morning

Gardai are are appealing for the publics help as they try to establish what caused the blaze at a house in Gurth south Roscommon in the early hours of this morning where a middle aged couple died

Examinations are continuing this afternoon at the scene of the fatal house fire at Gurth in south Roscommon in an effort to determine the cause of the blaze

The deaths of two people in a house fire at Gurth in south Roscommon have caused widespread shock in the local community

A man and a woman have died in a house fire in the Moore area of south Roscommon

Emergency services have been attending the scene of a house fire in south Roscommon overnight

The incident occurred just after 8pm last night in a well-known area of the town