Conor Hunt

The Treasury bookshop in New Ross, Co Wexford, is set to close

Anger as small shops lose out in free schoolbook scheme

Schoolbook sellers have appealed to the Minister for Education to make changes to the way the free schoolbook scheme is implemented - warning that smaller, independent traders are losing out on business to bigger competitors.

Ireland • 03 May 24

The campaigners called for last week's decision by the DPP to be overturned

Calls for DPP to reverse decision in George Nkencho case

Campaigners for George Nkencho, who was shot dead by an armed garda outside his home in Clonee, Co Dublin three-and-a-half years ago, have demonstrated outside the Department of Justice.

Dublin • 02 May 24

Some of the Stardust families outside Leinster House after they received a State apology from Taoiseach Simon Harris

Stardust families call for reform of State inquest system

Legal representatives for the families of the Stardust victims have called for reform of how inquests are carried out.

Stardust • 02 May 24

Drew Harris said he expects to receive a report from the coroner in the next two or three weeks (file photo)

Commissioner asks officers to revisit Stardust files

The Garda Commissioner has said he has asked officers to re-visit files regarding the Stardust disaster in which 48 people died.

Stardust • 25 Apr 24

Gardaí have identified more than 25 Irish children who have been victims of online child abuse material in the first three months of the year (stock image)

Over 25 Irish 'child abuse material victims' identified

Gardaí have identified more than 25 Irish children who have been victims of online child abuse material in the first three months of the year, a Policing Authority meeting has been told.

Ireland • 26 Apr 24

The Taoiseach declined to comment on the possibility of a criminal case being taken in the aftermath of last week's inquest rulings.

Counselling services put in place for Stardust families

Counselling services have been in put in place for those impacted by the Stardust disaster. The families' solicitor has said this is the first time they have been provided with the necessary support to accompany them "on this deeply traumatic journey".

Stardust • 24 Apr 24

Hundreds gathered in the Pillar Room at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on Thursday to hear the verdict of the Stardust inquests

Stardust verdict - the view from inside the courtroom

With the inquests verdict read out the Stardust families began to pour out of the courtroom and into the Dublin air – the words, two in particular, they just heard ringing in the ears - unlawful killing. Another word too began to ring out - justice.

Ireland • 20 Apr 24

Family members of the Stardust victims walk to the Garden of Remembrance after the verdict of unlawful killing was returned by the jury

Stardust: The verdict families wanted and others didn't

After a verdict of unlawful killing was returned at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people who died in the Stardust fire in 1981, RTÉ reporter Conor Hunt asks what next for the Stardust families and does their campaign end here?

Stardust • 19 Apr 24

Relatives of the dead have been campaigning for years for the inquests to take place (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Fight for justice: The long road to the Stardust inquests

The longest-running inquests in the history of the State have ended. As lengthy as it was, the campaign to get them established has been longer, writes Conor Hunt.

Stardust • 18 Apr 24

The Stardust inquests heard evidence from 370 witnesses including former staff, survivors, emergency responders and fire experts

Timeline: How the Stardust fire unfolded in 1981

Timeline: On 14 February 1981, 48 people lost their lives in a fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane.

Stardust • 18 Apr 24