Update 09:13: Firefighter’s have extinguished the blaze
Emergency services are tending to a Peugeot 207 that's on fire on Ormond Road in Kilkenny.
One fire brigade is at the scene opposite Colaiste Pobail Osrai.
The car is believed to have been alight for approximately twenty minutes.
The road is expected to be closed for around half an hour. Motorists are advised to avoid the area indefinitely.
KILKENNY: Ormonde Rd in Kilkenny City is closed due to a car on fire. https://t.co/qvBPcgxUj8
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) January 12, 2017
No injuries have been reported and Gardai are investigating the cause.
More to follow.