Family attends memorial dedication

THE family of an Irish girl who perished in a fire in Australia two years ago attended a memorial service at the scene this weekend.

Mourners from six countries gathered in a small Australian town on Saturday to dedicate a memorial for 15 backpackers who died in an horrific fire.

Julie O’Keefe, 24, from Limerick, lost her life when flames tore through the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, Queensland, on June 23 2000.