Earlier in the year, the jury in the Stardust inquests reached a verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 deaths. The Cabinet is set to sign off on a €24 million redress scheme for the families of the victims of the Stardust fire, according to multiple outlets. 48 people died in the […]

1 year ago

The Late Late host was joined by family members of those who died in the fire, as well as survivors. On the latest episode of The Late Late Show, host Patrick Kielty paid a powerful tribute to all 48 people who died in the Stardust fire on the night of February 13, 1981. Earlier in […]

2 years ago

The verdict was reached after 11 days of deliberation. The jury in the Stardust inquests reached a verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 deaths on the afternoon of Thursday, April 18, giving the families of the deceased closure after 43 years. It was confirmed on Wednesday that the jury had reached […]

2 years ago

“We’re not savages in this country.” Siobhan Kearney was taking a break from attending an enquiry into a fire that killed her 18-year-old brother and 47 others. On November 22nd, her actions would have made her late brother proud. Kearney had been attending the long-running inquests into the Stardust nightclub fire that, in 1981, took […]

2 years ago

Huge news for the Stardust families and survivors. Justice for Stardust, a group representing the families of those who died in the Stardust fire in 1981, has been told that a new inquest into the tragic fire will be held. In a series of messages on Twitter, the group wrote: “BREAKING NEWS: We have just […]

7 years ago

Can he do what Rami Malek did with the role of Freddy Mercury? It really was only a matter of time before the Bowie biopic arrived, especially once Hollywood noticed just how much money Bohemian Rhapsody was making. And so we now officially have the upcoming movie Stardust, which will focus on David Bowie and […]

7 years ago