The incident took place at around 10pm on Friday night.
A woman in her 60s has died in a house fire in Offaly.
Gardaí and the fire service were called to the scene in Moneygall at about 10pm on Friday night.
The blaze was brought under control and the woman's body was discovered inside.
The local coroner has been notified and the woman's body has been removed to the mortuary at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore.
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