THE daughters of Hillsborough victim Alan McGlone were given an award honouring the work they have done in memory of their dad.

Amy and Claire McGlone, from Kirkby, were invited to the Bravest Women awards at a glitzy ceremony hosted by Eamonn Holmes in London.

They won an award alongside veteran Hillsborough campaigner Jenni Hicks, whose two daughters were killed in the disaster.

Amy, 28, said: “We couldn’t believe it when we were invited down to London to take part, we didn’t realise we were getting an award.

“But then they starting reading out the work we’ve done as part of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.

“It was surreal, we met some really inspirational women, including Claire Lomas, who walked the London Marathon in a bionic suit.

“We all swapped numbers as well.

“We’re going to stay in touch and support each other.”

The sisters, who each have two children, were recognised for the research they have done into the death of their dad.

Amy said: “We’ve been part of the support group since day one.

“Claire and I built a file on my dad to piece together what happened to him that day.

“Because although the Hillsborough Report gave an overview of what happened to everyone, we wanted to look at my dad as an individual.”

Amy was only five and Claire aged one when their dad died.

Amy said: “I remember the house being full of people and my dad not being there, and I sensed something was wrong. We think about our dad every day. He was a mechanic, so I remember he used to smell of car oil. He lived for his family and I thought he was the best in the world. I was a bit of a daddy’s girl and every night he would put us to bed and read us a story.”

Mum Irene McGlone added: “I’m so proud of my girls, they’ve done a tremendous amount of work.”

The awards were organised by Best Magazine.