Community rally around Offaly family who tragically lost their beloved dogs in house fire

A community has rallied around an Offaly family after a devastating house fire claimed the lives of their beloved dogs, Ziggy and Zack.

On September 18, an electrical fire broke out at Lynda and Noel Guinan's home in Kilcormac and spread so rapidly that the two dogs didn't make it out. Ziggy, owned by Linda and Noel, and Zack, owned by their five-year-old granddaughter Grace, have been described as "bundles of absolute craziness and cuteness".

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A GoFundMe page has been set up the family by her friend Chloe Grennan to help them with the loss of all their belongings after the tragic fire. The donation page has already raised €1,713 out of a goal of €10,000.

The message on the GoFundMe page reads,

"Yesterday evening the 18/09/25 the unthinkable happened, something you think will never come to you or your families door.

"At approximately 6:15pm a fire broke out at the house and spread very fast, although a home is who is in it and not just a building itself, there were 2 very important little family members inside, Ziggy age 5 and Zack age 3 my daughters beloved bulldogs who unfortunately didn’t survive the rapidly spreading blaze.

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"No amount of money or words could ever replace these 2 little bundles of absolute craziness and cuteness and there is truly a hole in all of our hearts forever but I’m starting this to help restore their faith a little bit in life and help out with missing belongings as they only walked out with the clothes on their backs and the shoes on their feet after 35 years in this home

"I’d like to thank you for taking the time to read this, I’d also like everyone to keep Ziggy and Zack in their prayers and to hold their fur balls a little tighter when hearing this

"Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person."

You can donate by clicking HERE