Clondalkin fire deaths tragedy ‘a nightmare’

The mother of two young children who died in a fire at a Dublin charity housing complex was still fighting for her life last night.

Brigid “Biddy” O’Brien, who is in her 30s, remained in a critical condition in the burns unit of St James’s Hospital, surrounded by family and friends.

The fire at the Clondalkin home claimed the lives of her two children, Holly, aged 3, and Jordan, aged 4, along with the lives of her cousin, Annmarie O’Brien, who was seven months pregnant, and her two-year-old daughter, Paris.