Over €20k raised for man who lost his brother and home in fire 

A fire destroyed the home of brothers, Dominic and Oliver Brennan in Jenkinstown in Kilkenny last week.

A community in Kilkenny has rallied to raise over €20,000 in under 24 hours to help an elderly man rebuild his life after a house fire that killed his brother.

Last week, a fire started in the home shared by brothers Dominic, 76, and Oliver, 66, Brennan in Jenkinstown, Co Kilkenny. By lunchtime, the house and all of its contents had perished.