Taoiseach says Stardust relatives have been 'failed' ahead of State apology
by dublinlive
dublinlive— Simon Harris is set to issue a State apology to the families of the victims of Stardust nightclub fire today
TheJournal.ie—Taoiseach says State 'rubbed salt in the wounds' of Stardust families as he delivers formal apology. Simon Harris told the families today that the State failed them when they needed it most.
www.derryjournal.com—'We failed you when you needed us the most:' Taoiseach Simon Harris delivers State apology to Stardust families. Last week, at the inquest into the Dublin tragedy, in which 48 people, including Derry teenager Susan Morgan, lost their lives on St. Valentine’s night in 1981, delivered verdicts of unlawful killing for all of the deaths. Speaking in the Dail on Tuesday, Mr Harris said: “Today we say formally and without any equivocation, we are sorry. We failed you when you needed us the most. From the very beginning, we should have stood with you, but instead we forced you to stand against us.” He also paid...
dublinlive—Stardust survivor says State apology is tinged with sadness as parents and Charlie Bird did not live to see justice. Antoinette Keegan, who was 18 at the time of the fire, said the move is another "step forward" following last week's unlawful killing verdicts at the Dublin District Court