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Gardai are investigating an early morning fire that badly damaged one of Co Wicklow's oldest hotels.

The fire broke out at Lawless's Hotel in Aughrim at about 4am. Five units of the the fire service were called in to deal with the blaze, with units from Arklow, Tinahely, Rathdrum and Carnew attending.