The Birwood Avenue house fire

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1. Oct 13 UTC

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• Gardagarda.ie10

  1. Witness Appeal – Arson Incident, Waterford City, 16th April 2026
  2. Fatal fire at Waterford on the 30/4/08
  3. Fatal fire at Tramore, Waterford on the 11/4/08
  4. Fire at house Ardmore Park, Ballybeg, Waterford ob the 16/10/14
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  6. Waterford
  7. Witness Appeal - Fatal Assault, Grange Heights, Waterford City, 27th April 2026
  8. Evofit - Investigation – Ardmore, Co.Waterford
  9. Burglary - Glenview Estate, Waterford – 06/01/23
  10. Witness Appeal – Fatal Road Traffic Collision, Waterford City, 25th December 2025
• wlrfm.com5

  1. Suspected petrol bomb incident claims multiple lives in Waterford
  2. Two children to be transferred from UHW to Crumlin following fire
  3. Car damaged by fire under investigation in Waterford’s Birchwood area
  4. Waterford Council opens support hub for those impacted by Birchwood fire
  5. Multiple Fatalities following House Fire in Waterford
• independent.ie4

  1. Two adults and two children dead in Waterford house fire | Irish Independent
  2. ‘Number of fatalities’ feared dead in Waterford house fire | Irish Independent
  3. ‘Absolute heartbreak’: ‘Number of people’ feared dead in Waterford house fire | Irish Independent
  4. Two adults and two children dead, two other children hospitalised after Waterford house fire | Irish Independent
• Irish Mirroririshmirror.ie4

  1. First reported Oct 13 09:30 UTC
  2. Man, woman and two children killed in Waterford house fire - two more criticalOct 13 UTC
  3. Waterford fire updates as two adults and two children dead in suspected arson attackOct 13 UTC
  4. Waterford fire tragedy - all we know so far as four killed in house fireOct 13 UTC
  5. www.irishmirror.ieNov 1 UTC
• The Independentindependent.co.uk3

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:06 UTC
  2. Waterford ‘plunged into utter devastation’ following fatal house fireOct 13 UTC
  3. Fatalities reported in Waterford fireOct 13 UTC
  4. Four dead including two children after ‘deeply disturbing’ Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• The Irish Timesirishtimes.com3

  1. First reported Oct 13 06:26 UTC
  2. Gardaí investigate as four people die in fire at house in Waterford cityOct 13 UTC
  3. Waterford city house fire: Gardaí begin murder investigation after four people killedOct 13 UTC
  4. WaterfordOct 13 UTC
• waterford-news.ie3

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:07 UTC
  2. Shock and devastation in Waterford as four family members confirmed dead after house fire  - News - Waterford News & StarOct 13 UTC
  3. Gardaí issue appeal for information following fatal house fire in Waterford city - News - Waterford News & StarOct 13 UTC
  4. Four family members confirmed dead following Waterford city house fire - News - Waterford News & StarOct 13 UTC
• BBC Newsbbc.co.uk2

  1. First reported Oct 13 07:59 UTC
  2. Waterford: A number of deaths expected after house fireOct 13 UTC
  3. Waterford: A number of deaths expected after house fireOct 13 UTC
• Belfast Livebelfastlive.co.uk2

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:13 UTC
  2. Irish house fire tragedy as multiple fatalities feared in early hours blazeOct 13 UTC
  3. Four dead and two children critical after suspected arson attack on Irish homeOct 13 UTC
• Dublin Livedublinlive.ie2

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:36 UTC
  2. Two adults and two children dead in Waterford house fire as two more children criticalOct 13 UTC
  3. Irish house fire tragedy as multiple fatalities feared after early hours blazeOct 13 UTC
• Ireland Liveireland-live.ie2

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:34 UTC
  2. Taoiseach Micheál Martin issues State apology to victims of Waterford paedophileJul 14 UTC
  3. Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• itv.com2

  1. Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fire | ITV News
  2. Waterford ‘plunged into utter devastation’ following fatal house fire | ITV News
• metro.co.uk2

  1. Two adults and two children killed in 'devastating' house fire started by suspected Molotov Cocktail | Metro News
  2. Watch: Taoiseach describes Waterford fire as ‘deeply disturbing’ | Metro Video
• RTE.ierte.ie2First

  1. First reported Oct 13 06:25 UTC
  2. Live: Two adults and two children die in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
  3. Suspected arson one line of inquiry in Waterford fireOct 13 UTC
• Waterford Livewaterfordlive.ie2

  1. First reported Oct 13 07:54 UTC
  2. LIVE: Gardaí remain at scene of Waterford fire as multiple fatalities reportedOct 13 UTC
  3. ‘Utterly heartbreaking’ - Devastation in Waterford housing estate following tragic fireOct 13 UTC
• X (formerly Twitter)x.com2

  1. First reported Oct 13 11:26 UTC
  2. Gardaí have begun a murder investigation and have confirmed that the fire at the house in Waterford was an arson attack | Follow latest https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1013/1595160-arson-waterford-city/
  3. Breaking: Murder investigation now underway into this morning’s arson attack in WaterfordOct 13 UTC
• BBC Newsbbc.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 07:59 UTC
  2. A number of deaths reported after house fire - AOLOct 13 UTC
• Beat102103.combeat102103.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:17 UTC
  2. Two adults and two children die in Waterford City house fireOct 13 UTC
• crimeworld.com1

  1. ‘Number of fatalities’ feared in Waterford house fire as gardai at the scene | Crime World
• extra.ie1

  1. 'Number of fatalities' reported at scene of fire in Waterford
• facebook.com1

  1. Taoiseach Micheál Martin addresses ‘terrible’ Waterford fire. Mr Martin spoke as he arrived at Government Buildings for a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. | Irish Daily Mirror
• gov.iewww.gov.ie1

  1. Speech by Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire CommemorationSep 5 UTC
• Griptgript.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:39 UTC
  2. Number of fatalities including children in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• Ground Newsground.news1

  1. Gardaí investigating damage of car by fire in Waterford - The Munster ExpressSep 18 UTC
• Heartheart.co.uk1

  1. Man, woman and two children dead after house fire in Waterford
• Ireland\\\'s Classic Hits Radioclassichits.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 11:12 UTC
  2. Two Adults And Two Children Die In Waterford House Fire - Ireland's Classic Hits RadioOct 13 UTC
• Irish Examineririshexaminer.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:56 UTC
  2. Waterford house fire: Two adults and two children dead as two other children critically injuredOct 13 UTC
• Joe.iejoe.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:25 UTC
  2. Both parents and two children dead in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• Meath Chroniclemeathchronicle.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:36 UTC
  2. Four die in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• Newstalknewstalk.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:17 UTC
  2. Two adults and two children die in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• Radio Novanova.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:25 UTC
  2. Four Dead Following House Fire in Waterford CityOct 13 UTC
• Sky News11 video

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:31 UTC
  2. Man, woman and two children dead after house fire in WaterfordOct 13 UTC · video
• The Irish Newsirishnews.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 11:09 UTC
  2. Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fireOct 13 UTC
• The Munster Expressmunster-express.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 07:52 UTC
  2. Gardaí attending scene of fire in WaterfordOct 13 UTC
• The Standardstandard.co.uk1

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:06 UTC
  2. Fatalities reported in Waterford fireOct 13 UTC
• The Sunthesun.co.uk1

  1. First reported Oct 13 06:30 UTC
  2. Pain ‘beyond comprehension’ as two children & two adults killed in Waterford house fire as probe launchedOct 13 UTC
• TheJournal.iethejournal.ie1

  1. Several people dead following house fire in Waterford cityOct 13 UTC
• TodayFMtodayfm.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 09:21 UTC
  2. Two Adults and Two Children Killed in House Fire in Waterford CityOct 13 UTC
• Wales Onlinewalesonline.co.uk1

  1. First reported Oct 13 10:43 UTC
  2. Four dead and two critical after suspected arson attack on Irish homeOct 13 UTC
• Waterford City & County Councilwaterfordcouncil.ie1

  1. First reported Oct 13 08:33 UTC
  2. Support Hub opens for those affected by Birchwood fireOct 13 UTC
• Yahoo Newsyahoo.com1

  1. First reported Oct 13 11:58 UTC
  2. ‘Deeply disturbing’ reports of several killed in Ireland as crews tackle Waterford house fire - Yahoo News AustraliaOct 13 UTC