Mary and Martina Keegan remembered at Stardust inquest

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Damien and Lorraine Keegan paid tribute to their sisters Mary and Martina at the Stardust inquest in Dublin on 4 May 2023.

Mary was 19 when she died, and Martina was three years younger. Their siblings described them as deeply loved; Lorraine recalled Martina’s ambition to become a model and wore a ring recovered after the fire.

Damien described waiting for Mary to come home for months after she was killed. He said he was three and a half and could not understand why she did not return.

The siblings also described the family’s loss and recalled how their parents identified the sisters through jewellery recovered after the fire. Damien paid tribute to his parents’ work for the victims’ families.