Stardust families welcome belated State apology - and say accountability should be next ‘The institutions of this State failed you,’ Taoiseach Simon Harris says to families of the 48 people unlawfully killed in Stardust fireTue Apr 23 2024 - 21:40
‘I lost my child and couldn’t be there for the rest’: Mother tells of devastating Stardust falloutTaoiseach Simon Harris to deliver State apology in Dáil on Tuesday in relation to 1981 fire which resulted in 48 deathsTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
‘We were ignored, told we were liars ... not any more’: Stardust families await State apologyAbout 40 family members who lost loved ones in the disaster will meet the Taoiseach at Government Buildings on Saturday morningSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Stardust families say State apology ‘must address systemic abuse’Families to meet Taoiseach Simon Harris ahead of expected apology in the Dáil on TuesdaySat Apr 20 2024 - 05:00
Stardust families call for State apology for four decades of ‘pain and trauma’Following the verdict of unlawful killing there were cries and cheers from the hundreds of family members packed into the Pillar Room in the Rotunda hospitalThu Apr 18 2024 - 21:25
Stardust inquests: ‘No one believed us. We never gave up’Several express anger and demand State apology for having had to wait 40 years for this outcomeThu Apr 18 2024 - 20:05
Stardust inquests: Families call for State apology as jury returns unlawful killing verdicts in each of the 48 casesRelatives and friends cheered in court as verdict was read out on ‘hugely significant day’ for the victimsThu Apr 18 2024 - 18:43
‘Make no mistake and remember, the Stardust changed every person it touched’Some of the most moving testimonies came at the inquests’ openingThu Apr 18 2024 - 15:18
‘Jesus Christ, the doors are locked’: The full story of the Stardust fire, with new testimonyLast April, fresh inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 fire began. They concluded today as the jury returned its verdictsThu Apr 18 2024 - 15:01
Stardust families set to hear verdicts as to how and why loved ones diedFive verdicts are available — accidental, misadventure, unlawful killing, open verdict and narrativeThu Apr 18 2024 - 05:00
Stardust inquests: Jury verdicts to be delivered on Thursday afternoon Verdicts in longest-running inquests reached, after advice by coroner she would accept majority decisionsWed Apr 17 2024 - 15:03
Stardust jury to continue deliberations on Wednesday as it nears verdictsJury of five men and seven women will enter its 11th day of deliberationsTue Apr 16 2024 - 17:04
Coroner to address Stardust jury as deliberations enter 10th daySeven women and five men considering over 90 days of evidence about fatal 1981 Dublin nightclub fireMon Apr 15 2024 - 18:46
Traveller feuds result in ‘far-reaching’ consequences for families, report findsFeuding has led to mental health difficulties, homelessness, discrimination, injury and death, study warnsMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Pregnant women still ‘forced to travel’ abroad for abortions six years after abortion legalisedCoalition of women’s, doctors’ and human rights groups call for ‘urgent action’ to implement recommendations of recent report on abortion servicesMon Apr 15 2024 - 00:01
Only 3% of private rentals available to Hap-dependent households, Simon report findsGovernment needs to deliver at least 15,000 social housing homes for rent each year, says Simon Communities chiefMon Apr 15 2024 - 00:01
Jury in Stardust inquests to resume deliberating for a ninth day on MondayForty eight young people died as a result of a fire in the north Dublin nightclub in the early hours of February 14th, 1981Fri Apr 12 2024 - 16:13
Stardust: Jury to resume deliberations for eighth day on Friday.Dr Myra Cullinane answered series of questions posed by jurors, who are deliberating for a seventh dayThu Apr 11 2024 - 14:19
Stardust: Jury poses two questions to coroner ahead of deliberations resuming on ThursdaySeven women and five men considering verdicts in respect of each of 48 young people who died in 1981 nightclub fireWed Apr 10 2024 - 16:34
Stardust inquests jury to return on Wednesday after fifth day considering verdictsJury of five men and seven women considering evidence after 122 days of hearings at inquests into deaths of 48 people in 1981 fire in Dublin nightclubTue Apr 09 2024 - 18:13
Mother slept with child (3) in McDonald’s after finding International Protection Office closed for Easter A number of homeless families presented at the office in Dublin on Friday after it had closed for the Easter weekendFri Mar 29 2024 - 20:01
Jury in Stardust fire inquests retires to consider verdicts after more than 90 days of evidenceFive potential verdicts available to the jury: accidental death, death by misadventure, unlawful killing, an open verdict or a narrative verdictThu Mar 28 2024 - 18:58
Number of homeless male asylum seekers rises to 1,399Number has increased by more than 70 since TuesdayFri Mar 22 2024 - 17:40
Security guard at asylum seeker accommodation suspended after alleged assault on residentVideo of alleged incident at Citywest hub shows man being held down by two men with a third repeatedly punching him in the headThu Mar 21 2024 - 21:00
Hatred towards Travellers ‘has gone through the roof’, Senator tells committeeSenator and Traveller Eileen Flynn calls for greater supports for Travellers and other minorities facing discrimination and ill-treatmentThu Mar 21 2024 - 18:09
Some in Varadkar’s constituency shocked by resignation, others ‘happy to see him go’In affluent Castleknock, there was shock; in socially disadvantaged Corduff, there was indifferenceWed Mar 20 2024 - 18:40
Transport will be arranged for relocated asylum seekers to Dublin city centre, department pledgesSome 37 tents pitched back around International Protection Office on Dublin’s Lower Mount Street, the location cleared of homeless asylum seekers over the weekendMon Mar 18 2024 - 19:34
New asylum seekers site in CrookslingHomeless male asylum seekers who have been to the new Crooksling site, 20km away from Dublin, said it was “very cold”.Mon Mar 18 2024 - 12:42
‘It was a 2½-hour walk’: Asylum seekers drift back to central Dublin from ‘miserable’ campMen, including Palestinians, were left with one toilet between 100 on arrival in ‘bitterly cold’ CrookslingSun Mar 17 2024 - 16:08
Workers in critical sectors ‘forced to choose’ between providing for family and being with themCampaigners call for end to year-long wait and salary threshold for bringing family into countrySun Mar 17 2024 - 11:35
Asylum seekers told to pitch tents ‘anywhere on the mountain’ in Crooksling return to Dublin city centreMen were told to pack belongings before 8am on Saturday morning, with cleaners on site by 10.30amSat Mar 16 2024 - 17:52
Stardust inquests: Coroner begins summary of ‘vast’ and ‘distressing’ evidence ‘Yours is the most important role,’ 13-person jury hears after more than 100 days of sittingsFri Mar 15 2024 - 17:21
NGOs must ‘listen hard’ to those they represent after crushing defeat of care referendum they backedLeading voices from the No campaign call for a new approach from advocacy groups that appear out of step with the people they representFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
‘National treasure’ Charlie Bird remembered at memorial service in Dublin’s Mansion HouseFamily and RTÉ colleagues offer reflections on life of broadcaster who died after battle with motor neuron diseaseThu Mar 14 2024 - 16:16
‘People look at us like animals’: Asylum seekers in makeshift Dublin camp suffer skin and respiratory illnesses Volunteers providing food and tents say men are experiencing skin and respiratory conditions, gastrointestinal illnessesTue Mar 12 2024 - 14:23
Stardust management ‘failings’ mean ‘conclusion must be’ 48 people unlawfully killed, court hearsBarrister for victims’ families tells jury ‘highly flammable’ carpet tiles that lined nightclub walls caused fire to spread ‘rapidly’Fri Mar 08 2024 - 15:01
Stardust inquests: Jury urged to return unlawful killing verdicts as they hear closing argumentsOn day 110 of hearing at Dublin Coroner's Court, a representative of many of the families reflected on ‘long road’ travelledThu Mar 07 2024 - 15:17
‘We did not expect to be here again’: Dublin’s rough sleeping asylum seekers returned to streetsAfter being provided with emergency beds, the men were sent back to their tentsMon Mar 04 2024 - 20:37
Children among asylum seekers sleeping in tents in near-freezing temperatures in Dublin cityTwo 17-year-olds say they were denied entry to emergency accommodation in Citywest on Friday despite freezing temperaturesSun Mar 03 2024 - 19:25
Some asylum seekers who were provided with emergency beds during snow are back in their tentsAbout 160 male asylum seekers were provided with beds on Friday night as a 'cold weather response'Sat Mar 02 2024 - 13:57
Dozens of asylum seekers await accommodation after night in sub-zero temperaturesArrangements being made to provide shelter for International Protection applicants over weekend, says Department of IntegrationFri Mar 01 2024 - 19:09
Bruised face of former manager shown in WRC case on alleged racismIndian man says ‘culture of racism’ led to his demotion following altercation with shoplifterThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:19
Manager at security firm was told to ‘go back to his own country’, WRC hearsFormer employee alleges ‘culture of racism’ at companyThu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00
Mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open on March 20thRoderic O’Gorman expects the first payments to be made in quarter two of this yearTue Feb 27 2024 - 17:43
How 100,000 Ukrainians have changed Ireland: the impact of migration two years onSome aspects of having many Ukrainians in Ireland have been judged a great success, while others such as the impact on tourism are not viewed so positivelySun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00
Number of homeless people in State climbs to new high of 13,531, including 4,000 childrenOver 1,000 male asylum seekers without accommodation, Department of Children and Integration figures showFri Feb 23 2024 - 14:27
‘If it wasn’t for Naloxone I wouldn’t be here speaking to you right now’Cork man overdosed on highly potent synthetic opiate Nitazene in DecemberTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
Garda inquiry into cyclist’s death at road event proved ‘very challenging’ amid witness gap, inquest toldDr Frank O’Dwyer (64) sustained spinal neck fracture in the crash in the Tour de Kilkenny in July 2022Sun Feb 18 2024 - 16:53
‘I came here as Irish people are very loving’: The stories of Ireland's homeless asylum seekersInternational Protection applicants are arriving to find themselves living on the street. But ‘at least there are no bullets’Sat Feb 17 2024 - 09:00
Homeless asylum seekers protest over ‘basic human right’ of accommodationMen have been sleeping outside the International Protection Office for up to two monthsThu Feb 15 2024 - 19:23
