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Margaret Kiernan remembered at Stardust inquest

By Eimear Byrne

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Margaret Kiernan was remembered in a pen portrait at Dublin Coroner’s Court on 9 May 2023, according to a report published that day.

Her brothers Jimmy and John recalled searching hospitals and the morgue after she died in the Stardust fire. The portrait said their mother continued speaking about Margaret until her death, aged 92, on 14 June 2022.

The portrait was read by Margaret’s friend Deirdre Dames on behalf of the Kiernan family. It described Margaret as sociable and close to her family.

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