Robert Kelly remembered at Stardust inquest after fire death

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Robert Kelly was remembered at the Dublin District Coroner’s Court inquest on 4 May 2023, where testimony described his death in the Stardust fire.

The inquest was told that Kelly had an out-of-body experience three weeks before the fire and told his brother Eugene he could see himself dying. His niece Mandy Kelly described the effect of his death on the family; she said her father Eugene later suffered severe depression and was hospitalised for two weeks.

Kelly was identified after the fire by dental records, according to testimony at the inquest.