A man has died in a house fire on campus at the University of Limerick.

Gardaí said they first received reports of a fire at a house in the Kilmurry Village area of Limerick city at around 11.45pm last night.

Several Limerick Fire Service units were rushed to the scene and were able to bring the blaze under control.

A man was then found dead in the house.

His body remains at the scene which has been preserved for a technical examination later today.

A postmortem will also be arranged.

Gardaí said the results of both examinations will determine the course of their investigation.

Main image shows the entrance to the University of Limerick.