Conor Hunt

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

There were several accounts recalling the panic and the time that was spent forcing open the doors before they gave way

The evidence: What caused the Stardust tragedy?

For many of the families of victims and survivors of the Stardust fire, the stigma of the controversial finding of the 1982 Keane Tribunal that the fire was "probably caused deliberately" lingered.

Stardust • 18 Apr 24

The ravaged interior of the Stardust ballroom. The total human cost of the the tragedy may never be fully known

Who were the 48 victims of the Stardust nightclub fire?

The inquests into the fire at the Stardust nightclub heard profiles of the lives, and the deaths, of the 48 victims.

Ireland • 20 Apr 24

A total of 48 people lost their lives in the 1981 fire at the Artane nightclub

Unlawful killing verdicts returned at Stardust inquests

Verdicts of unlawful killing have been returned at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people who died in the 1981 fire at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin.

Stardust • 18 Apr 24

48 people died when a fire ripped through the Artane nightclub in February 1981

Stardust jury to deliver verdicts tomorrow afternoon

The jury at the Stardust fire inquests has reached its verdicts into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 disaster.

Ireland • 17 Apr 24

The inquests are being held into the deaths of 48 young people in 1981

Deliberations conclude for day in Stardust inquests

The jury in the Stardust inquests is "very close" to reaching verdicts, the Dublin City Coroner's Court heard as the tenth day of deliberations concluded.

Ireland • 16 Apr 24