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Judge wants Stardust inquest challenge heard as soon as possible

A senior High Court judge has said he wants a legal action brought by former Stardust manager Eamon Butterly aimed at preventing a new inquest into the disaster from making him a target for a verdict of unlawful killing heard as soon as possible. Mr ...

01 Mar 2022 at 11:46

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‘Bittersweet’ moment for Stardust families as Dail reflects on 1981 tragedy

Bittersweet was how many families described the state apology given to relatives of the 48 people who died in the 1981 Stardust fire. About 70 family members and survivors sat in the public gallery above the Dail chamber and peered intently through ...

23 Apr 2024 at 20:16

Stardust verdicts: ‘Cathartic’ release for families who sought justice

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Stardust verdicts: Release of joy for families who spent decades seeking justice

There was a moment before the jury returned their verdicts into the 1981 Stardust tragedy where time seemed to stand still. For families who had campaigned for years for justice and who attended the emotional and lengthy inquest, it was all down ...

18 Apr 2024 at 18:17

National News

Verdict in landmark Stardust inquests to be announced today

The jury's in the landmark Stardust inquests will be announced at 2pm today. Families of the 48 victims of the Stardust tragedy will gather today at the Dublin District Coroner's Court, as the long-running and long anticipated inquests reach ...

18 Apr 2024 at 08:40

National News

Stardust families to meet with Taoiseach Simon Harris after calling for official state apology

Families of the victims and survivors of the Stardust tragedy are meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris. The relatives of the 48 young people who died in the blaze that ripped through the nightclub in north Dublin in 1981 have called for an ...

20 Apr 2024 at 12:45

Northern Ireland

Jury in Stardust inquests reaches majority verdicts to be delivered on Thursday

The jury in the Stardust inquests has reached majority verdicts, the foreman has confirmed. The verdicts will be delivered on Thursday from 2pm after the coroner deferred the announcement to allow family members of the victims to gather. ...

17 Apr 2024 at 15:38

National News

Jury in Stardust inquests retires for the day

The jury in the Stardust inquests has adjourned for the day and will resume their deliberations on Thursday. It will be the seventh day the seven women and five men will consider their verdicts. The inquests into the deaths of 48 people ...

10 Apr 2024 at 16:55

National News

Lawyer raises concern over Stardust inquest witness schedule

A lawyer representing families of people who died in a nightclub fire in Dublin in 1981 has raised concerns over the proposed order of witnesses to be called at an upcoming inquest. In the early hours of Valentine’s Day 1981, a fire ...

20 Apr 2023 at 12:32

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust victims and families

National News

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust families

The Irish premier has apologised to the victims, survivors and families of the Stardust fire tragedy, saying the state failed them. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the nightclub in Dublin in 1981. After ...

23 Apr 2024 at 16:36

National News

Gardai begin compiling old case files after unlawful killing Stardust verdict

Gardai have begun to compile old case files about the 1981 Stardust fire tragedy, after an inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing last week. Taoiseach Simon Harris apologised on behalf of the state to the families of the ...

25 Apr 2024 at 16:35

National News

Coroner in Stardust inquest outlines details of verdicts jury may return

The jury in the Stardust inquest has been given details of the five verdicts it may return over the deaths of 48 people in a fire in Dublin in 1981. Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane outlined the law that applies to the jury’s ...

28 Mar 2024 at 15:12

National News

Irish premier to issue State apology to families of Stardust victims

The Irish premier is to issue a State apology to the families of the victims of the Stardust fire. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981. After a more than 40-year ...

23 Apr 2024 at 12:39

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