Conor Hunt

John Courtney was a Detective Superintendent at the time and oversaw the garda investigation

Garda says 'no evidence' fire at Stardust was malicious

The Stardust inquests have heard that the garda in charge of the investigation said there was no evidence from the over 1,500 statements taken which indicated the fire was malicious.

Stardust • 11 Dec 23

A former garda was giving evidence at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 nightclub fire (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Fire door concerns raised before blaze, inquests told

The Stardust inquests have heard how a garda sergeant raised concerns about the locking of fire doors with the management of the Stardust seven months before the deadly blaze.

Stardust • 08 Dec 23

Former fireman Noel Keegan was giving evidence at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 nightclub fire (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Fireman describes seeing bodies in Stardust toilets

A former firefighter has described seeing bodies piled high on top of each other inside one of the toilets of the Stardust nightclub in Dublin and said he did not know if they were alive or dead.

Stardust • 07 Dec 23

The Stardust nightclub fire killed 48 people in 1981

Ex-officer recalls 'above normal' Stardust fire spread

A retired senior officer in Dublin Fire Brigade has said the fire that swept through the Stardust nightclub was above normal in terms of temperature and speed in which it spread.

Ireland • 06 Dec 23

James Tormey was giving evidence at the inquests into the 48 young people who died in the 1981 fire at the Artane nightclub

Stardust victim found 'two or three steps from safety'

A fireman who attended the Stardust blaze has described finding the remains of one of the victims inside the doors of an emergency exit "just two or three steps from safety".

Stardust • 05 Dec 23

The St Valentine's Day disaster of 1981 claimed many more victims who have carried the torment ever since

Stardust: Physical injuries heal, but trauma lingers

Their physical injuries may have healed, four decades may have passed, but for many who have given evidence to these inquests, the trauma of the Stardust still lingers, writes Conor Hunt.

Analysis and Comment • 03 Dec 23

Officers from the emergency services who responded to the disaster began giving evidence today (file pic: RollingNews)

Firefighters give evidence at Stardust inquests

The Stardust inquests have heard harrowing evidence from members of the Dublin Fire Brigade who attended the scene of the blaze and who undertook the rescue and recovery operation.

Ireland • 01 Dec 23

Marie Hogan's husband Eugene 'Hughie' Hogan was one of the 48 people killed in the Stardust fire

Stardust survivor recalls realising husband was dead

A survivor of the Stardust disaster whose husband was killed in the fire has described the moment the roof collapsed and realising he was dead.

Stardust • 29 Nov 23

The inquests heard there was a chain and a padlock on Exit 3 the night of the fire

Stardust bouncer tells inquests of locked fire exits

The Stardust inquests have heard how a former bouncer at the club saw the fire exits locked on the night of the fatal fire.

Stardust • 28 Nov 23

Caroline Carey was 17 at the time of the blaze (file image)

Friends persuaded mother to allow girl attend Stardust

There has been moving testimony at the Stardust inquests as a survivor told the court how she helped persuade the mother of a victim to let her daughter go to the disco on the night.

Stardust • 27 Nov 23