Conor Hunt

The Stardust inquests were told how the burning building was like 'looking into a furnace' (File Photo)

Inquests told Stardust was like looking into a furnace

A woman whose husband died in the Stardust fire has described how looking into the burning building was like "looking into a furnace".

Stardust • 07 Nov 23

Eirgrid, the operator of the national grid, has written to around 400 landowners

Landowners offered €50k per pylon in North-South plans

Landowners along the planned North-South Interconnector electricity line are to be offered €50,000 for each pylon they allow on their land.

Ireland • 03 Nov 23

In total, 4,518 notices of termination were received by the RTB from July to September

4,500 termination notices issued by landlords in Q3

Landlords issued just over 4,500 notices of termination to tenants in the third quarter of 2023 following the phasing out of the no-fault eviction ban.

Ireland • 02 Nov 23

A total of 48 people died when a fire swept through the Artane nightclub in Dublin

Stardust witness calls for counselling for survivors

A witness today at the Stardust hearings has said that counselling should be available for those who survived the deadly 1981 blaze as he recounted how he saw a girl on fire.

Stardust • 26 Oct 23

Christine Carr was giving evidence at the inquest into the Stardust disaster (file pic - RollingNews.ie)

Stardust survivor says fire like 'looking into hell'

A survivor of the Stardust disaster has described first seeing the fire like "looking into hell". Christine Carr was 16-years-old at the time of the blaze and was giving evidence at the inquests into the 48 people who died in the 1981 nightclub blaze.

Stardust • 25 Oct 23

Survivor Antoinette Keegan (R) was giving evidence at the inquests (file pic: RollingNews)

'It was pandemonium': Stardust survivor outlines ordeal

Stardust campaigner and survivor Antoinette Keegan, who lost two sisters in the fire, has described falling unconscious as she tried to escape out of the burning building, and how she thought was going to die in the blaze.

Ireland • 24 Oct 23

The inquests resume next Tuesday and will hear from more survivors (file image)

Survivors remain connected 40 years after Stardust fire

Forty years on, the Stardust fire has ensured that survivors remain connected. It's a bond no one would have wished for, writes Conor Hunt.

Stardust • 20 Oct 23

Forty-eight people died in the 1981 disaster at the Stardust

People 'smouldering', witness tells Stardust inquests

A witness at the Stardust inquests has described seeing people on fire coming out of the burning building and told of his efforts to put them out as people were "smouldering".

Dublin • 19 Oct 23

June Tighe said everyone in the Stardust, including herself, was fighting for their lives as they tried to get out

Stardust attendee thought she was going to die

The Stardust inquests have heard how a then 15-year-old girl who was in the nightclub when the fire broke out thought she was going to die.

Stardust • 18 Oct 23

The inquests are being heard at the Dublin District Coroner's Court (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Stardust inquest hears main doors closed for a time

A woman who escaped from the Stardust nightclub has told the inquests how bouncers closed the main doors for a time, while people were still inside to prevent others from going back into the burning building.

Stardust • 17 Oct 23