Irene Madden

Irene Madden is the mother of Simon Madden.
From her first appearance in The Woolpack in March 1979, Henry Wilks immediately took a shine to Irene. He gave her a whiskey on the house and offered to help her move into her new house, which she reluctantly accepted when Henry popped around. Henry invited Irene over for a coffee the following day, which left Amos Brearly feeling awkward around them. Amos was annoyed when Henry kept blowing him off without a word, and began spreading gossip, with the help of Irene's next door neighbour Jim Hancock. This led Irene to tell Henry that she wasn't looking for a relationship as she was still struggling to get over her twenty eight-year marriage to her recently deceased husband, so the pair decided to remain good friends.
Irene lived in 5 Demdyke Row, however Demdyke Row was destroyed in the plane crash of 1993. It is unknown whether Irene still lives in the village or is even alive.
==List of appearances==
===1979===
*Tue 20th Mar
*Thu 22nd Mar
*Tue 27th Mar
*Thu 29th Mar
Category:Emmerdale Farm characters
Category:1979 minor characters