Bronwyn Conroy was known for her beauty therapy training school and a range of beauty salons
A leading figure in the Irish beauty industry, Bronwyn Conroy, died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at her home in south Dublin last year, an inquest has heard.
Ms Conroy, who did not have a key for her mother’s house with her at the time, said she got no reply when she rang both the doorbell and her mother’s landline. She explained that her mother did not use a mobile phone but told the coroner, Clare Keane, that she presumed her mother had gone out for lunch. As she was driving her husband’s car, Ms Conroy said she did not have a key to access the house.
In reply to questions from Dr Keane, she described her mother as a very independent woman whose general health was ok and whose mobility was good. However, Ms Conroy said her mother’s short-term memory was failing, while she was also blind in one eye. Prof O’Toole said a decision was taken to transfer the patient to the spinal injury unit in the Mater for onward care and surgery. In another written statement, a consultant spine surgeon at the Mater, Joseph Butler said it was explained to Ms Conroy that surgery to treat her injuries was very high risk given her advanced age.
Ms Conroy opened her first beauty therapy training school on Mount Street Upper in Dublin in 1972. Graduates of her training school, who were known as “Bronwyn girls” were highly regarded within the industry at a time when there was no regulation within the sector.
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