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Tributes paid to former Councillor Seamus Houlihan after fatal house fire

Updated: 14.50 Tributes are being paid to former Labour Party Councillor Seamus Houlihan, who die...
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11.21 2 Jun 2018


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Tributes paid to former Councillor Seamus Houlihan after fatal house fire

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11.21 2 Jun 2018


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Updated: 14.50

Tributes are being paid to former Labour Party Councillor Seamus Houlihan, who died in a house fire in Limerick city on Saturday morning.

Mr Houlihan, aged in his 80s, was discovered in his home by a family member after a fire broke out in the property shortly after 1.00am at Keyes Park.

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His son James - a former Labour Party councillor who was living with his father - discovered the property ablaze after returning home.

It is understood the fire was caused by an electrical fault, and a clothes dryer was removed from the house by authorities investigating the fire.

Three units of Limerick City and County Fire Service responded to the scene - along with gardaí and Health Service Executive (HSE) paramedics.

Gardaí have sealed off the house and the scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

Labour TD and former Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan said Mr Houlihan was a champion of rights for the elderly.


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