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  • Conor Hunt RTÉ Reporter

    Conor Hunt

    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
    Teresa Kenny compared the smell to that of burning cardboard (file image)

    Woman who smelt smoke told to 'sit down' by bouncer

    The inquests into the deaths of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Stardust fire continued today with more testimony from survivors.

    Stardust • 16 Oct 23
    48 people died on the night of the Stardust fire in February 1981

    Harrowing stories as Stardust inquests enter new phase

    Stardust • 14 Oct 23
    The Stardust nightclub after the 1981 fire

    'Sheer panic' on night of fire, Stardust inquests hear

    The Stardust inquests have been told of the unsuccessful efforts made by a survivor to get a family friend to safety as the fire in the nightclub took hold.

    Stardust • 12 Oct 23
    The inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 blaze continued at the Dublin District Coroner's Court today

    Stardust attendees give evidence at inquest

    The Stardust inquests have heard more about the desperate attempts that were made to try help people who were trapped inside the nightclub as the fire swept through the building.

    Stardust • 11 Oct 23
    Witnesses described unsuccessful attempts to break windows as screams could be heard from those who were trapped inside

    'Screams for help' on night of Stardust fire

    There has been emotional testimony at the Stardust inquests today with witnesses describing the unsuccessful attempts to break windows as screams could be heard from those who were trapped inside.

    Ireland • 10 Oct 23
    Eamon Butterly was giving evidence today at the inquests

    Butterly agrees club management was not fit for purpose

    The former manager of the Stardust nightclub has agreed that the management was not fit for purpose at the club in which 48 people lost their lives in the 1981 fire.

    Stardust • 06 Oct 23
    Former manager of the Stardust Eamon Butterly

    Locking fire exits was 'wrong', Stardust inquests hear

    Inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 Stardust fire continue with the former manager of the premises Eamon Butterly facing more questions from legal teams representing families of the victims.

    Ireland • 05 Oct 23
    The Court was shown a 'body map' which detailed the approximate position of where the bodies of the victims were found (file image)

    Half of Stardust victims' bodies 'found near 3 exits'

    The inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 Stardust fire has heard that the bodies of half the victims were found in an area near three fire exits.

    Stardust • 04 Oct 23

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