The blaze at the Stardust nightclub, north Dublin, broke out on Valentine's Day. The club was packed with around 800 people, with 200 left injured and 48 dead. The deaths were today ruled by a jury as unlawful killing
Over the course of several weeks, the inquests heard from the families of each of those who died in the fire.
The Stardust inquests today delivered a verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all victims.
Ahead of the delivery of the verdict in Dublin on Thursday, Maeve Mc Laughlin, Director of the Bloody Sunday Trust, sent her solidarity to the families of the devastating fire in Artane over 43 years ago. “It is a disgrace that it has taken them so long to get this far, and those that have stood in their way should hang their heads in shame. "We hope that today they get what they deserve, full vindication for their loved ones and for their campaign for truth and justice, and proper recognition...
After a 43-year quest for answers, the jury investigating the 1981 tragedy, the most catastrophic fire in the State's history, reached their conclusion
Liam Cunningham said it was a "disgrace" that the families had to wait 43 years for an apology, and the Dublin actor also paid tribute to late RTE broadcaster and campaigner Charlie Bird
Lisa Lawlor was just 17 months old when her mother, Maureen Farrell Lawlor, 24, and 23 year old father, Francis Lawlor, never came home after a fire consumed the Artane nightclub
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