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# stardust inquests

Jury to begin deliberations into Stardust fire next week
This month
March 2024
Stardust families 'have waited longer than Moses in the desert without justice', inquest told
Last month
February 2024
Stardust architect's lack of fire safety knowledge 'contributed to loss of life', expert tells inquest
January
January 2024
Stardust management failed to comply with 16 by-laws, inquest told
Stardust fire could have started in the main bar without staff noticing, expert tells inquest
Electrical fault in hot press 'likely cause' of Stardust fire, expert tells inquest
No evidence of accelerant or arson in Stardust west alcove, inquest hears
Dental plate could have been 'key' in identifying body of Stardust victim who went unknown for 25 years
Inquest jury begins hearing evidence of cause of death of Stardust fire victims
Not possible to perform 'any meaningful analysis' of effects of fire on Stardust victims, inquest hears
Last year
2023
Stardust survivor says fire spread 'like a flamethrower', inquest hears
Company that produced carpet tiles used in Stardust did not recommend them for walls, inquest hears
Stardust survivor heard youth claim he knew who started the fire, inquest hears
Stardust survivor tells inquest friend who perished was not supposed to attend disco that night
Stardust survivor tells how minutes trapped in toilets felt like 'a lifetime' as smoke filled the room
Stardust survivor says husband died in the blaze hours after celebrating daughter's first birthday
Stardust survivor tells inquest of watching a girl burn in the nightclub fire
Eamon Butterly tells Stardust inquest management at the club was not 'up to dealing with fire'
Former Stardust boss accepts he was told 'in no uncertain terms' not to lock and chain doors
Former Stardust boss 'agreed' with policy to keep exit doors locked for portion of nights
Former Stardust boss denies telling security guard exit doors were locked years before fire
Stardust doorman tells inquest he cannot say if doors were unlocked on the night of the fire
Stardust floor manager thought fire was deliberately started so people could 'rob the bars'
Stardust witness allegedly heard speaking to person off camera about locked doors
Stardust floor manager told gardaí he heard Eamon Butterly say: 'The b*st**ds started a fire'
Witness tells Stardust inquest he used his bike lamp to help find keys to open a locked door
'Treasured memories': Stardust portraits come to a close - but families face a long road ahead
'I think a part of all of us died that day': Final pen portraits read to Stardust inquests
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'Insult' to victims how Stardust tragedy was 'pushed under the carpet', inquest hears
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Sister of Stardust victim searched 'for days' before body was identified through a watch
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‘A living nightmare’: Stardust families recall night they lost their loved ones as inquests begin
'A very important morning': Fresh inquests into 1981 Stardust tragedy begin
Fresh inquests into Stardust nightclub tragedy due to begin on 19 April
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Stardust inquests to have independent jury following passing of legislation in the Dáil
Justice Minister to amend legislation to allow an independent jury selection for Stardust inquest
Stardust inquest could begin as soon as September, pending outstanding judicial review