Zig and Zag (puppets) Zig and Zag (puppets) Zig and Zag are a puppet duo performed by Mick O'Hara and Ciaran Morrison. The characters are a pair of furry extraterrestrial twins from the planet Zog. They made their television début on 22nd September 1987 on RTÉ's "Dempsey's Den". A year later they won a Jacob's Award for TV Personalities of the year. In 1992 Zig and Zag found fame in the UK when they joined the team of the Channel 4 breakfast show "The Big Breakfast". Eventually Zig and Zag evolved into Jedward. During the 1990s the characters spawned a merchandising range of comic
The Big Breakfast the house, during the show's final three-and-a-half years. In November 2002, seven-and-a-half months after "The Big Breakfast" was axed, a fire destroyed a significant proportion of the first floor of the cottages. A large part of the roof was also destroyed in the blaze. The fire was suspicious as there was no gas or electrical supply to the building. Since the fire, extensive work has taken place to restore the house and it is now used as a family home. The house was bought for little more than half the original asking price of £1 million at £550,000. The house