House fire couple had been shot

Dermot and Lorraine Flood were found dead in their home

A couple who were found dead along with their two children in their burnt out home in Wexford had been shot, a post-mortem examination has found.

Diarmuid Flood, 41, died from a single gunshot wound to the head and his wife Lorraine, 38, sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Irish police said that the cause of death of their two children, Julie, 5, and Mark, 6, was not yet known.

The family were found dead at their home in Clonroche on 26 April.

Mr Flood's family were well known in Gaelic Athletic Association circles across the county.

The bodies of Mark, 6, and Julie, 5, were discovered by firefighters

His wife took part in the Rose of Tralee contest in 1991 and worked as an aerobics instructor.

She was a first cousin of Reading and Republic of Ireland international footballer Kevin Doyle.

The striker was told the tragic news by team manager Steve Coppell at half time during a crucial match on Saturday.