A woman in her 40s has died in a house fire in Co. Wicklow.
The alarm was raised at a house at Monastery Grove in Enniskerry shortly before 5 O'clock this morning.
Two children - aged 13 and 15 - managed to escape the blaze.
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However, the body of a woman in her 40s - believed to be the children's mother - was found in an upstairs room.
The two children have been taken to Crumlin Children's Hospital.
A technical examination of the scene is now underway.
Local Councillor Mick Glynn says the community's in shock:
