Forty-five years after Stardust fire, family and emergency services attend memorial
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Stardust
Read more news and analysis on the Stardust nightclub fire that killed 48 people on Valentine's Day 1981 in Artane, Dublin.
Joe Mulholland obituary: Editor who helped reshape current affairs television
His body of work included a Stardust fire investigation that led to a tribunal
Compensation scheme for Stardust fire survivors described as ‘absolutely horrendous’
Survivors not consulted before finalisation of process, solicitor says, as some learn of Minister’s plans through media
Business to Arts Awards 2025 recognise €3.6m in business support for the arts
Corporate winners included the EPA, Drogheda Port Company, Xestra Asset Management, Henry J Lyons, and Spencer Lennox
The State deploys the three Ds to silence whistleblowers: delay, deny, destroy
There are countless cases of institutional retaliation against whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing and of silencing citizens who seek truth or justice from the State
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan left €6.2m estate
Former Moneycorp Europe chief executive Bryan McSharry left €3.77m
Stardust reimagined: ‘It’s time for other people to fulfil their dreams here, what our loved ones never got to do’
Artists’ studios where ‘new, beautiful things’ will be created are opening at the site of a blaze that claimed 48 lives
Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan pulls out of general election and distances herself from National Party
Antoinette Keegan said her principles are ‘incompatible’ with the far-right party
Irish YouTube guru Paddy Galloway sticks it to stuffy career-guidance counsellors everywhere
Graham Dwyer prosecutor Seán Guerin defends his home plans; the Irish public annoy Donald Trump; and Irish journalists snub Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit
Families of Stardust fire victims ‘let down by the State’, says Michael D Higgins
President hosted majority of relatives and friends of 48 people who died in fire, thanking them for ‘tenacity’ in their fight for truth
Schools abuse report shows how the legal system hurts victims and must change
The system must be changed so victims don’t have to campaign for decades to get justice and redress and so those liable can be held to account
Simon Harris: ‘I can’t give the whole manifesto away, but should early childhood be part of the education system in a more formal way?’
In his first big interview as Taoiseach, the Fine Gael leader hints at his ‘big ideas’ on childcare, housing and infrastructural projects
The Last Disco: Stardust story puts families and survivors centre stage, validating their truth with empathy and humanity
Authors Sean Murray, Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan have conducted extensive research into records going back more than half a century, and spent long hours interviewing many of those involved in the justice campaign
Stardust redress package approval a ‘new dawn’, says representative of families
Solicitor Darragh Mackin led negotiations with Government and says agreement reflects ‘unprecedented miscarriage of justice’
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