The inquest into the Stardust fire, which claimed 48 lives in Dublin 42 years ago, has heard more emotional testimony.
The family of 23-year-old Jimmy Buckley, who died that night, described him as funny and witty and said anyone who met him, loved him.
Christina Smyth spoke of how they met as teens, got married and had a daughter together.
"I met this wonderful man when we were teenagers," she said. "He was 16 and I was 14. It was love at first sight."
They were engaged two years later and their daughter Julieann was born in February 1980.
"He was so proud showing her off," Ms Smyth told the inquest.
She spoke of their last day together as a family. They had a tea party to mark Julieann's first birthday in their home in Donnycarney.
Later that night, the couple went to the Stardust to cheer on Jimmy's brother, Errol, who was in a dance contest.
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A tribute from Jimmy's brother, Errol, was also read to the inquest.
He said Jimmy was more than a brother to him and took on the role of parent.
He described him as not only caring and loving, but said too he was a talented singer and entertainer.
Errol's testimony, read aloud by his friend Lloyd, spoke of the events of Valentine's night 1981.
Errol was taking part in a dance competition and ended up winning.
"As I stood on the stage, he jumped up on to it and hugged me and told me how proud he was of me," Lloyd said.
"Little did I know, they would be the last words I would ever hear from him."
He described the next few days as a nightmare. Gardaí called to the house and asked them to come to the morgue.
"Jimmy was eventually identified by his wedding ring," he said.
He said the aftermath of the fire and his brother's death was hard to take.
Errol said he ran away to England and later to the US, but he said, "the nightmares I suffered with stayed with me no matter where I went".
His testimony concluded with the following: "You might say, it's been 40 years, just let it go.
"Well I ask you, if it was your brother, sister, son, daughter, how would you feel? In loving memory of my father figure, brother, my hero: Jimmy Buckley."
Paula Byrne
The sister of Paula Byrne, who was 19 when she died in the Stardust fire, described her as a beautiful young girl who had a wonderful life ahead of her.
Maria Farren said Paula was always the peacemaker in the house and would never go to bed on an argument.
She said to sum up Paula's character in one word, would be "kindness".
She described how Paula loved to draw and said her pictures still proudly hang on the walls of her home.
Maria Farren also spoke of the last time she saw her sister. Paula was standing in the kitchen, getting ready to go to the Stardust dance.
"Goodbye, have a good night in the Stardust, and enjoy the dancing," Maria said to her sister.
She said little did the family know that the distant sound of sirens hours later would be the beginning of a nightmare.
She said the family rushed to the Stardust and the devastated vision was terrifying.
The last shred of Paula returning home safely faded away the following Wednesday in the city morgue, Maria told the inquest.
She said the loss of Paula is hard to quantify.
Ending her 'pen portrait', Maria Farren welcomed the setting up of the inquest.
She said nothing will bring Paula back, but preventing another similar tragedy would be the greatest gift.
Caroline Carey
The sister of 17-year-old Caroline Carey said her death at the Stardust left a black cloud over the family home.
Maria Carey described Caroline as a very good looking girl who had a heart of gold and was very popular with her friends.
Her sister, she said, was a talented Irish dancer, who had competed in festivals abroad. She later switched to disco dancing.
Maria told the inquest how the Stardust was a very popular venue, and that Caroline went every week, sometimes twice.
She said that before her sister left for the venue that night, she did a twirl and asked if she was beautiful.
Caroline was laughing, Maria said, in great form, looking forward to the night, and showing off the St Valentine's Day card she had bought for her boyfriend.
She said that Caroline was the only one of her group of friends not to make it home.
Maria described after the fire watching the television news and seeing Caroline being carried in the arms of a fireman.
She said for a long time after her death, the family did not speak about her because it caused so much grief and tears.
Maria told the inquest that three weeks before her death, Caroline revealed that she was expecting a baby.
Forty years ago, she said it was a taboo subject, but there was great excitement in the house and Caroline knew she had the full support of the family. But, she said, it was not to be.
Maria said that baby would have been 42 now and the fire that night took two branches of the family tree.
The inquest continues before a jury of seven women and eight men.
Relatives of those who died continued to read aloud tributes to their loved ones throughout the day.
This section of the inquest is expected to last three weeks.
It will then be the turn of experts and witnesses to give evidence.
