RIP: Much-loved hairdresser in his 70s named as victim of Tipperary house fire
Profound shock in Clonmel at the tragic death of well-known hairdresser
There is a sense of profound shock in Clonmel this morning following the death in a house fire of a well-known hairdresser.
The fatal house fire, which claimed the life of a man in his seventies, took place on Sunday evening at Carrigeen, Clonmel.
The man has been named locally as Dessie Carroll, and he was well known in Cahir and Clonmel, where he worked as a hairdresser.
"People will be devastated. Everybody liked Dessie. All of the neighbours loved him. He loved his dogs, he had three Jack Russells, and I think they all died in the fire as well," said local man Barry O'Flynn.
Parishioners attending Mass in the nearby Church of the Resurrection on Monday morning were shocked to hear of the passing of the local man.
"Dessie was well-liked in the area. He was such a character. His dogs were his life and they kept him going. He used to live in Cahir and he had his own hairdressing place in Clonmel, and we all used to go to him," said Gina Hampsire, sacristan at the Church of Resurrection.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a fire at a residence in Carrigeen at approximately 6pm on Sunday.
A male, aged in his 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The scene was preserved for technical examination.