A joint funeral Mass for the couple will now take place on Tuesday morning at St Anne’s Church in Dublin’s Shankill at 12pm
Jamie McGinn and Bridgid “Biddy” O’Brien, who were found dead at their home in south County Dublin on Wednesday morning.
A couple found dead at their home will have a joint funeral next week before being laid to rest alongside their two young children, who died in a devastating apartment fire nine years ago.
Tragic Bridget (Biddy) O’Brien, 45, and her husband James (Jamie) McGinn, 38, died suddenly at their home in the Cois Cairn estate in Bray, Co Wicklow on Wednesday, October 21, leaving their families heartbroken.
Gardai officially ruled out foul play in the deaths of both Biddy, who was found dead in her bed by her husband James, who subsequently died in a personal tragedy, following the results of the post-mortem examinations.
Biddy O’Brien
Jamie McGinn
A joint funeral Mass for the couple will now take place on Tuesday morning, October 27 at St Anne’s Church in Shankill in Dublin at 12pm.
The couple, who experienced significant heartache after losing their two small children in an apartment complex fire nine years ago, will be buried with their beloved children, Jordan and Holly in Springfield Cemetery, Killarney Road in Bray after Requiem Mass.
Jordan was four years old and Holly was two when they lost their lives in the blaze in the apartment fire in Clondalkin, west Dublin in March 2017.
That tragic fire also claimed the lives of Biddy’s pregnant cousin Annmarie O’Brien, 27, and her daughter Paris, two.
Biddy survived the fire but suffered severe burns and spent months in intensive care.
Their death notices on RIP.ie state: “James (Jamie) McGinn and his wife Bridget (Biddy) O’Brien, died suddenly, at home, on Wednesday, October 21, to the inexpressible grief of their heartbroken families. Adoring parents of the late Jordan and Holly.
Gardai attend the scene at a house on Old Connaught Avenue in Bray, after the discovery of the bodies of a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s, shortly after 8am. Picture date: Wednesday October 21, 2026
“They will be deeply missed by their families, Jamie’s father Michael, mother Marion, sister Elizabeth, Biddy’s father Robin, her sisters Ann, Margaret and Mary, her brothers Jim, John, Paddy and Michael, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, cousins, extended family and friends.
“Biddy’s father Robin, her sisters Ann, Margaret and Mary, her brothers Jim, John, Paddy and Michael, Jamie’s father Michael, mother Marion, Jamie’s sister Elizabeth, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, cousins, extended family and friends.”
The couple will lie in repose at Colliers Funeral Home, Old Connaught Avenue in Bray on Monday, October 26 from 4pm to 6pm before removal on Tuesday, October 27 to St. Anne’s Church, Shankill, arriving for Requiem Mass at 12 noon.
After Requiem Mass, Biddy and Jamie will be laid to rest with their beloved children Jordan and Holly in Springfield Cemetery, Killarney Road, Bray.
The tragic couple’s deaths have prompted an outpouring of sympathy from those who knew them.
Gardai at the scene after the discovery of two bodies in Bray
One mourner wrote: “Rest easy now Biddy may your heart ache be gone and your arms now full back with your babies, may you & Jamie rest in internal peace,” while another wrote: “Please accept my deepest condolences on the sad passing of your beloved James and Bridget.
“My thoughts and prayers go out to all their family and friends. May they rest in peace.”
Another wrote: “Rest in peace. Back in the arms of your beautiful babies. Thoughts and prayers to both families. We will never forget the two of you in Cois Cairn.”
Another wrote: “So sad, so sorry to both families to hear of such a tragedy. Life is so cruel. Rest in peace now Jamie and Biddy with your little darlings,” while another wrote: “May you all be reunited now in heaven. I’m so sad to hear all that you have had to endure.
“So much sadness. Life is very unfair. Condolences to your families and friends.”
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