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Coroner won't rule out unlawful killing verdict in Stardust tragedy inquest

A verdict of “unlawful killing” will not be excluded in the inquest into the Stardust tragedy. Forty-eight people died in the Stardust nightclub fire in Dublin on February 14 1981. Eamon Butterly, the former manager of the nightclub, had sought a ...

17 Feb 2022 at 12:53

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Man missing for 18 years found dead after sonar detected ‘odd shape’ in lough

The body of a man who had been missing for 18 years was found after a local fisherman detected an “odd shape” on the bed of Lough Erne while using sonar equipment, an inquest has heard. Michael Anthony Lynch, known as Tony, had been reported ...

22 Jun 2022 at 21:23

Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust victims and families

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Irish premier apologises on behalf of state to Stardust families

The Irish premier has apologised to the victims, survivors and families of the Stardust fire tragedy, saying the state failed them. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the nightclub in Dublin in 1981. After a more ...

23 Apr 2024 at 16:36

National News

Coroner in Stardust inquest outlines details of verdicts jury may return

The jury in the Stardust inquest has been given details of the five verdicts it may return over the deaths of 48 people in a fire in Dublin in 1981. Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane outlined the law that applies to the jury’s deliberations ...

28 Mar 2024 at 15:12

National News

Irish premier to issue State apology to families of Stardust victims

The Irish premier is to issue a State apology to the families of the victims of the Stardust fire. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981. After a more than 40-year campaign for ...

23 Apr 2024 at 12:39

National News

Taoiseach says he has "significant concerns" about University Hospital Limerick and overcrowding

The Taoiseach said he has “significant concerns” about University Hospital Limerick (UHL), and that challenges remain with overcrowding in hospitals. On Tuesday, the Health Service Executive (HSE) said a support team will be ...

01 May 2024 at 16:25

Northern Ireland

‘Legacy Bill will finally provide answers for many Troubles families’

The Government’s proposed legacy Bill “will finally provide answers” for many victims, survivors and families bereaved during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris has said. As the controversial legislation ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:17

Local News

Second inquest into death of Irish man shot by SAS to be heard next year

A second inquest into the death of a man shot by the SAS is set to be heard next April, 13 years after the fresh probe was ordered. Coroner Peter Irvine said he intends to get the inquest for Francis Bradley “up and ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:41

National News

Jury in the Stardust inquests ‘very close’ to reaching verdicts

The jury in the Stardust inquests are “very close” to reaching their verdicts, the court has been told. It is the tenth day the seven women and five men have been deliberating. The inquests into the deaths of 48 ...

16 Apr 2024 at 16:13

Relatives of people shot in 1972 Springhill killings speak of loss as new inquest opens

National News

Families speak of their loss as new inquest opens into 1972 Springhill killings

Relative of five people killed in shootings involving the British Army in west Belfast more than 50 years ago have spoken of their loss at the opening of a new inquest. Three teenagers, a parish priest and a ...

21 Feb 2023 at 12:13

Northern Ireland

Calls for State apology for Stardust families after unlawful killing verdicts

Relatives of some of the 48 people killed in a fire at a Dublin nightclub in 1981 have called for a State apology after a jury returned a verdict that they were unlawfully killed. The jury reached a ...

18 Apr 2024 at 19:12

National News

Stardust inquests jury considers verdicts over deaths of 48 people

The jury in the Stardust inquests has retired to deliberate on a verdict over the deaths of 48 people in a fire in Dublin in 1981. The inquests began in April last year and have heard evidence from ...

28 Mar 2024 at 16:43

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