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Stardust responders carrying the pain over 40 years on

We've heard from the families of the victims, the staff and management of the Stardust, and the survivors.
Stardust • 18 Dec 23

Inquests shown graphic footage of Stardust aftermath

The jury at the Stardust inquests have been shown graphic footage of smouldering and lifeless bodies being removed from the nightclub in the aftermath of the deadly blaze.
Stardust • 14 Dec 23

Ex-Stardust doorman 'not willing' to resume evidence

A former doorman at the Stardust nightclub is "not willing" to resume his evidence at the inquests into the deaths of the 48 people who died in the 1981 fire.
Ireland • 12 Dec 23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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