A man in Drogheda has been labelled a 'hero' for dragging his elderly neighbour out of her burning home in the early hours of this morning.
The woman in her 70s was asleep in her house when it's believed a fire was deliberately started at the site.
Upon spotting the blaze, her neighbour, a man in his 30s, ran into the building and pulled the woman to safety.
Local Councillor Kenneth Flood says the brave man who came to her rescue has also been hurt:
