Couple found dead at Bray home, named as Bridget O’Brien and Jamie McGinn, had lost two children in house fire
A couple, Bridget O’Brien and Jamie McGinn, were found dead in their Bray home under circumstances currently being treated as a homicide investigation. The pair had previously suffered the loss of their two children in a tragic house fire nearly a decade ago.
Why it matters
The case involves a high-profile tragedy and a complex history of trauma, drawing significant public and law enforcement attention in Ireland.
A man and woman found dead in their home in Co Wicklow lost their two children in a fire that killed four people in Dublin almost 10 years ago.
They have been named locally as Bridget ‘Biddy’ O’Brien and Jamie McGinn.
The deceased woman was also trapped in the blaze and, though she survived, she suffered life-changing injuries in the fire that claimed the lives of her young children.
The remains of Jamie McGinn (38) and Bridget O’Brien (45) were found on Wednesday morning at their home at the Cois Cairn estate on Old Connaught Avenue in north Bray .
The deceased woman, who grew up in Bray, suffered extensive burns in the fire almost a decade ago and was in intensive care for a prolonged period.
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