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Caroline McHugh (17), Artane: ‘A day never goes by without us thinking of our beautiful daughter’

Caroline McHugh (17), Artane: ‘A day never goes by without us thinking of our beautiful daughter’

Read by her parents Phyllis and Maurice McHugh

Tue May 16 2023 - 12:37
Gerard McGrath (21), Coolock – ‘A talented and dapper young man’

Gerard McGrath (21), Coolock – ‘A talented and dapper young man’

Read by Gay McKeon on behalf of his late sister-in-law Liz McKeon, Gerard’s sister

Fri May 12 2023 - 16:18
Julie McDonnell (20), Coolock – ‘She was fun, loving, happy, smiling, helpful, caring and thoughtful’

Julie McDonnell (20), Coolock – ‘She was fun, loving, happy, smiling, helpful, caring and thoughtful’

Read by her niece Pamela

Fri May 12 2023 - 13:05
Teresa McDonnell (16), Coolock – ‘She was a beautiful girl who loved life and tried to enjoy every moment’

Teresa McDonnell (16), Coolock – ‘She was a beautiful girl who loved life and tried to enjoy every moment’

Read by her brother Richard and sister Lorraine Sorohan

Fri May 12 2023 - 12:55
Stardust: ‘I am the mother of William McDermott, Marcella and George who I loved very much’

Stardust: ‘I am the mother of William McDermott, Marcella and George who I loved very much’

Brigid McDermott (86) told the inquest about losing three of her children in the February 1981 nightclub fire

Thu May 11 2023 - 17:59
Marcella McDermott (16), Raheny – ‘Music was a big part of her life ... she never stopped dancing’

Marcella McDermott (16), Raheny – ‘Music was a big part of her life ... she never stopped dancing’

Read by her sister Selina

Thu May 11 2023 - 17:00
William McDermott (22), Raheny - ‘He was the big brother who protected us all’

William McDermott (22), Raheny - ‘He was the big brother who protected us all’

Read by his sister Louise

Thu May 11 2023 - 16:51
George McDermott (18), Raheny - ‘He was so funny, one of the nicest people you could meet’

George McDermott (18), Raheny - ‘He was so funny, one of the nicest people you could meet’

Read by his sister June

Thu May 11 2023 - 16:29
Helena Mangan (22), Coolock – ‘Before my mammy left that night, she gave me a big kiss and hug’

Helena Mangan (22), Coolock – ‘Before my mammy left that night, she gave me a big kiss and hug’

Read by her daughter Samantha Curran

Thu May 11 2023 - 12:39
Eamonn Loughman (18), Beaumont - ‘He looked after me, played ball with me. He gave me crossers on his racer’

Eamonn Loughman (18), Beaumont - ‘He looked after me, played ball with me. He gave me crossers on his racer’

Read by his cousin Carol, on behalf of his family

Wed May 10 2023 - 17:34
Paul Wade (17), Artane – ‘He was the most outgoing and the one with the most friends’

Paul Wade (17), Artane – ‘He was the most outgoing and the one with the most friends’

Read by his nephew Emmet on behalf of his brother Tony

Wed May 10 2023 - 17:34
Paula Lewis (19), Coolock - ‘Our big sister, my mother’s right-hand woman and my dad’s pride and joy’

Paula Lewis (19), Coolock - ‘Our big sister, my mother’s right-hand woman and my dad’s pride and joy’

Read by her brother John

Wed May 10 2023 - 16:46
Donna Mahon (17), Edenmore - ‘She loved her life, loved her role in the shop and loved all the people who came in’

Donna Mahon (17), Edenmore - ‘She loved her life, loved her role in the shop and loved all the people who came in’

Read by her sister Theresa Fitzpatrick

Wed May 10 2023 - 14:18
Children with disabilities left confined to bedrooms for weeks due to broken lift, Hiqa finds

Children with disabilities left confined to bedrooms for weeks due to broken lift, Hiqa finds

Woodbrook Lodge, Co Monaghan, provider failed to meet needs of the residents, inspection report says

Mon May 08 2023 - 10:00
Families ‘furious’ over plans to close disability facility at centre of ‘Brandon’ abuse report

Families ‘furious’ over plans to close disability facility at centre of ‘Brandon’ abuse report

HSE says closure of the seven-bungalow campus is in the residents’ best interests

Mon May 08 2023 - 04:30
Mary Kenny (19), Coolock - ‘She was very happy going out the door that night’

Mary Kenny (19), Coolock - ‘She was very happy going out the door that night’

Read by her sister Angela

Fri May 05 2023 - 14:34
Marie Kennedy (17), Kilbarrack – ‘Her love of music and dancing was the reason she was in the Stardust on that night’

Marie Kennedy (17), Kilbarrack – ‘Her love of music and dancing was the reason she was in the Stardust on that night’

Read by her sister Michelle

Fri May 05 2023 - 12:34
Robert Kelly (17), Coolock - ‘He had lots of hobbies and one of his favourites was embroidery’

Robert Kelly (17), Coolock - ‘He had lots of hobbies and one of his favourites was embroidery’

Read by friend Antoinette Keegan

Thu May 04 2023 - 15:31
Mary Keegan (19), Coolock - ‘I would sit on the doorstep every day waiting for Mary to come home’

Mary Keegan (19), Coolock - ‘I would sit on the doorstep every day waiting for Mary to come home’

Read by her brother Damien Keegan

Thu May 04 2023 - 13:15
‘The last Valentine’: Martina Keegan (16) brought a card with her to Stardust to give to her boyfriend

‘The last Valentine’: Martina Keegan (16) brought a card with her to Stardust to give to her boyfriend

Read by her sister Lorraine Keegan

Thu May 04 2023 - 13:00
Robert ‘Bobby’ Hillick (20), Belfast - ‘I still don’t think I will ever get over my brother’s death’

Robert ‘Bobby’ Hillick (20), Belfast - ‘I still don’t think I will ever get over my brother’s death’

Read on behalf of his late brother Bill by Charlie Bird

Thu May 04 2023 - 12:26
Harris warns on Garda non-prosecutions of barring order breaches in domestic violence cases

Harris warns on Garda non-prosecutions of barring order breaches in domestic violence cases

Minister for Justice to raise ‘extraordinarily serious’ issue with the force

Wed May 03 2023 - 20:40
Christy Moore hopes for ‘peace of mind’ for Stardust families as he reads tribute to victim

Christy Moore hopes for ‘peace of mind’ for Stardust families as he reads tribute to victim

Singer says the ‘terrible loss’ 45 families had suffered in 1981 had been compounded by the way they had been treated since

Wed May 03 2023 - 17:59
Michael Griffiths (18), Kilmore – ‘With his first pay cheque, he took us all to the cinema’

Michael Griffiths (18), Kilmore – ‘With his first pay cheque, he took us all to the cinema’

Read by his friend Jimmy Fitzpatrick on behalf of his brother, Paul Griffiths

Wed May 03 2023 - 15:02
Eugene ‘Hughie’ Hogan (24), Artane - ‘He had a beautiful voice and loved to sing everything from Bowie to Bob Marley’

Eugene ‘Hughie’ Hogan (24), Artane - ‘He had a beautiful voice and loved to sing everything from Bowie to Bob Marley’

Read by his nephew Mark Hoban

Wed May 03 2023 - 14:39
Brian Hobbs (21), Whitehall – ‘He had grown into a fine young man, full of charm and the chat’

Brian Hobbs (21), Whitehall – ‘He had grown into a fine young man, full of charm and the chat’

Read by his sister Pat Dunne

Wed May 03 2023 - 13:33
Richard Bennett (17), Coolock – ‘He was the father figure to his younger brother and sister’

Richard Bennett (17), Coolock – ‘He was the father figure to his younger brother and sister’

Read by singer Christy Moore on behalf of his mother Helen

Wed May 03 2023 - 12:02
Domestic Violence: Women and children left in ‘life-threatening’ situations due to failures by courts, gardaí and Tusla

Domestic Violence: Women and children left in ‘life-threatening’ situations due to failures by courts, gardaí and Tusla

Report finds courts, gardaí and Tusla are failing women and children and leaving them exposed to danger at home

Wed May 03 2023 - 00:01
Domestic violence victims ‘undermined and blamed’ by social workers - report

Domestic violence victims ‘undermined and blamed’ by social workers - report

Report finds victims characterised as abusers in family law courts and others not taken seriously by gardaí

Wed May 03 2023 - 00:01
Susan Morgan (19), Derry – ‘She was full of life ... so bubbly ... so funny ... thoughtful too’

Susan Morgan (19), Derry – ‘She was full of life ... so bubbly ... so funny ... thoughtful too’

Read by her friend Yvonne Graham

Tue May 02 2023 - 15:52
Josephine Glen (16), Coolock – ‘A happy, kind, loving and sociable person’

Josephine Glen (16), Coolock – ‘A happy, kind, loving and sociable person’

Read by her sisters Sheena and Alison

Tue May 02 2023 - 13:26
Thelma Frazer (20), Ringsend – ‘A smile so broad and a laugh filled with spring’

Thelma Frazer (20), Ringsend – ‘A smile so broad and a laugh filled with spring’

Read by her siblings Barbara, Maurice and Eric

Tue May 02 2023 - 13:04
Michael Ffrench (18), Coolock - ‘His dream was to make life a bit easier for Mam’

Michael Ffrench (18), Coolock - ‘His dream was to make life a bit easier for Mam’

Read by his sister Caroline Ffrench

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 15:28
Michael Farrell (26), Coolock - ‘He loved pay-day. He made sure our Mam always got her wages’

Michael Farrell (26), Coolock - ‘He loved pay-day. He made sure our Mam always got her wages’

Read by his niece Lynn Sheppard on behalf of his sister Monica D’Arcy who died last year

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 14:01
David Flood (18), Beaumont - ‘He  loved going to the disco. He was a bit of a rocker, mad into the Rolling Stones’

David Flood (18), Beaumont - ‘He loved going to the disco. He was a bit of a rocker, mad into the Rolling Stones’

Read by his nephew Ciaran Flood

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 13:43
Liam Dunne (18), Coolock - ‘Our family had so much hope he would pull through’

Liam Dunne (18), Coolock - ‘Our family had so much hope he would pull through’

Read by his sister Siobhán Kearney

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 19:00
Jacqueline Croker (18), Kilmore West - ‘She loved Dolly Parton, Johnny Logan, John Lennon, Diana Ross’

Jacqueline Croker (18), Kilmore West - ‘She loved Dolly Parton, Johnny Logan, John Lennon, Diana Ross’

Read by her sister Alison

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 19:00
John Colgan (21), Swords - ‘He was full of life, always upbeat’

John Colgan (21), Swords - ‘He was full of life, always upbeat’

Read by his sister Susan Behan

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 13:07
Stardust: How the Northern Ireland inquest model provides template for families seeking justice

Stardust: How the Northern Ireland inquest model provides template for families seeking justice

Coronial process was used for Hillsborough and Ballymurphy inquests

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 05:00
Caroline Carey (17), Kilmore West - ‘Our beautiful, bubbly, witty Caroline is gone’

Caroline Carey (17), Kilmore West - ‘Our beautiful, bubbly, witty Caroline is gone’

Read by her sister Maria

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 18:13
Paula Byrne (19), Coolock – ‘She was the peacemaker in our house’

Paula Byrne (19), Coolock – ‘She was the peacemaker in our house’

Read by her sister Maria Farren

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 13:28
Jimmy Buckley (23), Donnycarney - ‘My father figure, brother, my hero’

Jimmy Buckley (23), Donnycarney - ‘My father figure, brother, my hero’

Read by his brother Errol Buckley

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 13:18
More than 40 years after Stardust nightclub tragedy families welcome moment of truth

More than 40 years after Stardust nightclub tragedy families welcome moment of truth

After more than four decades, families of 48 see inquests into deaths begin

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 21:26
Stardust: Lives of 48 people who died in fire ‘must be vindicated’, corner says as inquest opens

Stardust: Lives of 48 people who died in fire ‘must be vindicated’, corner says as inquest opens

Pen portraits will allow families to ‘publicly commemorate’ the young people who died in 1981 disaster, says Dr Myra Cullinane

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 19:26
Carol Bissett (18), Ringsend - ‘I never stop wondering where would she be in her life today’

Carol Bissett (18), Ringsend - ‘I never stop wondering where would she be in her life today’

Read by her mother Betty Bissett, with a poem by her sister Liz Bissett

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 17:59
Michael Barrett (17), Raheny - ‘He was very ambitious and had very clear plans and dreams’

Michael Barrett (17), Raheny - ‘He was very ambitious and had very clear plans and dreams’

Read by his mother Gertrude Barrett

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 17:59
Peter McVerry Trust appoints Francis Doherty as chief executive

Peter McVerry Trust appoints Francis Doherty as chief executive

Incoming chief says focus will remain on building housing stock and argues provision of social housing cannot not be left to State alone

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 00:01
‘Do not leave people outside in the middle of a war-zone’: Families say Irish citizens locked out of French embassy in Khartoum

‘Do not leave people outside in the middle of a war-zone’: Families say Irish citizens locked out of French embassy in Khartoum

About 150 EU citizens given shelter but about 50 others were left on street ‘because they were full’

Sun Apr 23 2023 - 18:49
Defence Forces team being deployed to Sudan to help evacuate Irish citizens

Defence Forces team being deployed to Sudan to help evacuate Irish citizens

More than 150 Irish citizens in Sudan seek help as evacuation operation in Khartoum at ‘highly sensitive’ stage

Sun Apr 23 2023 - 18:02
‘Significant’ witness at Stardust inquest unable to attend due to ‘medical reasons’

‘Significant’ witness at Stardust inquest unable to attend due to ‘medical reasons’

Number of key witnesses at inquest into death of 48 young people in 1981 nightclub fie will not testify due to ill health or because they live outside jurisdiction

Thu Apr 20 2023 - 17:47
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