Stardust fire
The Stardust fire was a fatal fire which took place at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin, Ireland in the early hours of February 14 (Valentine's Day) 1981. Forty-eight people died.
One of the fire extinguishers in the Stardust was empty every time it was inspected in three years before blaze, inquest hears
Steel plates welded to toilet windows weeks before Stardust fire that killed 48, inquest told
Stardust fire ‘left an indelible mark on Artane’, inquest jury told
‘She looked a million dollars that night’ – final pen portraits of 48 Stardust victims as inquest set to continue
Stardust inquest: ‘The first dance he ever went to was also to be his last’
Stardust tragedy: Couple who lost only child in nightclub fire speak of ‘guilt’ for allowing her to skip family wedding
Stardust victim who remained unidentified for over 25 years is ‘forever 17’, brother tells inquest
Woman orphaned by Stardust fire as a baby tells inquest she ‘grew up in the shadow of this disaster’
'She was our dancing queen, young and sweet only 17,' - sister of Stardust victim Marie Kennedy outlines family memories of her ‘best pal’ to inquest hearing
17-year-old had vision of his premature death three weeks before his life was ended in the Stardust nightclub fire, inquest hears
Stardust victim's father suffered fast onset dementia due to grief of not seeing his body, inquest told
Stardust inquest: ‘We saw terrible, terrible things that nobody should ever see’
LATEST | ‘We saw terrible things that nobody should ever see’ – Stardust survivor tells inquest
Letters: Where’s the second swallow that would make my summer?
Stardust fire families are still seeking a semblance of peace
Stardust inquest families: ‘They say time is a great healer, but for us it is not. This is still very raw’
Stardust inquest: ‘Guilt was eating away at me – If I hadn’t been dancing that night, Jimmy wouldn’t have been there’
Stardust tragedy: ‘It shouldn’t have taken this long to get here’ – relief tinged with sadness as inquest gets underway next week
Charlie Bird to walk hand in hand with Stardust families as inquest meeting is held
Stardust survivor pleased as High Court throws out inquest challenge
Former Stardust manager fails to have unlawful killing verdict ruled out ahead of inquest into 48 nightclub fire deaths
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Coroner hearing new inquest into Stardust tragedy never said unlawful killing verdict should be returned, court hears
Stardust Orphan, Lisa Lawlor: ‘It’s instinct – I want the grave opened so I can find out for sure it’s my mother’
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Coroner hearing new inquest into Stardust tragedy never said unlawful killing verdict should be returned, court hears
Stardust Orphan, Lisa Lawlor: ‘It’s instinct – I want the grave opened so I can find out for sure it’s my mother’
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‘To our eternal shame, the Stardust relatives are still waiting for the truth’
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Families of Stardust victims hope facts will alleviate ‘rumours and suspicion’ that have floated around for last 40 years, inquest hears
‘The Stardust tragedy is seared into memories of a generation’ – Archbishop marks 40-year anniversary at memorial mass
Stardust survivor pays emotional tribute to her late mother
Stardust orphan writes about indelible mark tragedy left on her life
How tragedy shaped the life of orphaned Stardust Baby
Stardust inquest to be held in the RDS due to Covid-19 guidelines
Tributes paid to 'tireless' Stardust campaigner Kelly after sudden death
Stardust families to bring victim photos to inquest hearing
'They never gave up the fight for justice' - inquests into Stardust fire deaths to begin next year
Stardust tragedy: 'I remember thinking - this is it, I will never get out of here alive'
Stardust families want someone held accountable for fire in new inquest
Stardust fire families find new evidence to petition for new case
Report to recommend no new inquiry into Stardust fire
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