Almost €13k raised for Corkman who lost everything in fire that killed his father

Garda forensics at the burnt-out house in Waterpark, Carrigaline, where Sean Lynch died on December 23. Picture: Dan Linehan
Close to €13,000 has been raised for a 40-year-old man who lost all of his possessions in a blaze which claimed the life of his 86-year-old father two days before Christmas.
The requiem mass will take place today of pensioner Sean (John) Lynch who was a familiar figure in the Waterpark area of Carrigaline in Co. Cork where he was regularly seen walking his dog. The dog also died in the fire.