Family to leave Ireland after fire at thatch cottage

A couple who lost everything in a devastating house fire at their 300-year-old thatch cottage in Co Offaly say they have been left with no choice but to return to their native Finland.

The couple could not find affordable rental accommodation locally and will now leave Ireland, while investigations continue into the fire which broke out following a power outage on 6 February.

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