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2022
Taoiseach unveils memorial to Stardust victims on 41st anniversary of the tragedy
The memorial was launched by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today.
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Feb 14th 2022, 5:24 PM
Candlelit vigil for the 41st anniversary of the Stardust fire to take place tomorrow
The vigil will take place at 1pm, at the site of the former Stardust nightclub.
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Feb 12th 2022, 6:30 AM
Stardust coroner to rule later this week on whether 'unlawful killing' verdict can be excluded
The tenth pre-inquest hearing was held this afternoon at the RDS.
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Feb 9th 2022, 6:26 PM
Stardust families hold protest outside Department of Justice over inquest venue issues
The lease on the current venue, the RDS, is set to expire in February, before any of the hearings have taken place.
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Jan 13th 2022, 8:30 PM
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Stardust funding row to be resolved in coming days
A pre-inquest hearing was told that, while the issue is not entirely finalised, an agreement is expected soon.
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Oct 13th 2021, 5:40 PM
Majority of victims’ families could be excluded from Stardust inquest, TD warns
Labour’s Aodhan Ó Ríordáin cited a row over promised free legal aid.
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Sep 22nd 2021, 7:08 PM
Inquest into Stardust tragedy will attempt to ‘allay rumours and suspicion’
A fresh inquest is being held into the 1981 disaster.
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Jul 28th 2021, 6:15 PM
Fresh inquests into Stardust tragedy may commence in the autumn after long wait for families
A problem with securing legal for the families of some of the Stardust victims has been resolved, a pre-inquest hearing was told today.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 3:36 PM
Families of Stardust victims to be given legal aid, paving the way for new inquests into disaster to begin
The inquests will examine the deaths of the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire in 1981.
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May 19th 2021, 7:34 PM
Minister urged to take action on 'indefensible' delay preventing start of Stardust inquests
Solicitor Darragh Mackin and Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan have written to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on the issue.
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Apr 22nd 2021, 9:58 AM
'There's a further bump in the road. It's deeply regrettable': Stardust inquests hit with more delays
The latest pre-inquest hearing for the victims of the Stardust fire took place this afternoon.
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Mar 24th 2021, 3:47 PM
Stardust fire: Legal aid funding issue is resolved, clearing path for inquests to get under way
A legal aid logjam for family members of victims meant that the inquests could have been significantly delayed.
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Feb 25th 2021, 9:22 AM
Stardust: Government urged to solve legal aid logjam that is delaying start of inquests
Opposition parties have urged the Taoiseach and the government to prevent any further delay right after the 40th anniversary of the disaster.
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Feb 16th 2021, 12:05 AM
Families remember loved ones lost to Stardust fire on 40th anniversary
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fire at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin where 48 young people died.
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Feb 14th 2021, 4:24 PM
Stardust 40th anniversary: 'I remember what I did after my brother's funeral. I went to another funeral'
In the early hours of Valentine’s day 40 years ago, there was a fire in the Stardust club in north Dublin.
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Feb 13th 2021, 12:05 AM
40 years on, Stardust families hope for answers from largest scale inquests in modern Irish history
The coroner conducting the inquests has said she will not be “bound by any findings of [previous] inquests or any other investigation”.
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Jan 1st 2021, 12:05 AM
TheJournal.ie's Stardust wins prestigious Mary Raftery Prize
This is the third major award the six-part podcast series has won.
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Dec 17th 2020, 6:33 PM
Change of venue as RDS to play host to Stardust inquests instead of Dublin Castle
At a pre-inquest hearing today, coroner Dr Myra Cullinane explained how evidence would be heard in three modules.
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Nov 25th 2020, 5:14 PM
Two Journal Media projects shortlisted for Mary Raftery journalism prize
The Stardust podcast and the investigative series ‘A bridge too far’ are included on this year’s list.
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Nov 5th 2020, 10:35 PM
There was 'State-sponsored effort to cover up' what happened at Stardust disaster, solicitor tells first inquest hearing
Families welcomed the beginning of this long-awaited process outside Dublin District Coroner’s Court today.
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Oct 14th 2020, 5:16 PM
First Stardust inquest hearing begins today - sign up to our newsletter to get everything you need to know
We will be bringing you the latest from the inquests as they happen, in a sensitive manner and a careful eye for detail.
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Oct 14th 2020, 8:54 AM
The first hearing ahead of the new inquest for the Stardust fire victims will take place this week
In 1981, 48 people died in a fire at a nightclub in north Dublin and families have long campaigned for fresh inquests into their deaths.
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Oct 12th 2020, 6:10 AM
'Our hero, our fighter': Stardust campaigner Christine Keegan - who lost two daughters in tragedy - has died
Christine’s tireless work alongside the families of other victims laid the foundations for the new inquests for the victims of the fire.
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Jul 15th 2020, 10:29 AM
TheJournal.ie's Stardust wins best Radio Documentary at Celtic Media Festival
Our six-part documentary podcast picked up a Torc Award in a virtual ceremony this evening.
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Jun 11th 2020, 10:58 PM
Need a new podcast to delve into? Give TheJournal.ie's award-winning Stardust a listen
The podcast won gold at the New York Festivals Radio Awards earlier this week.
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Apr 25th 2020, 8:30 AM
TheJournal.ie's Stardust wins gold at New York Festivals Radio awards
The longform six-part documentary podcast got the nod last night at the prestigious awards.
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Apr 22nd 2020, 6:00 AM
TheJournal.ie's Stardust podcast nominated for two prestigious awards
The six-part podcast has been nominated in the Celtic Media Festival and New York Radio Festival awards.
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Mar 21st 2020, 11:00 AM
With new inquests announced, Stardust families remember, but also look forward at vigil for loved ones
The local community and beyond turned up this week to mark the 39th anniversary of the Stardust fire.
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Feb 15th 2020, 8:10 AM
'Remember, these names, they were all real people': Vigil marks 39 years since the Stardust disaster
A permanent plaque listing all 48 names was unveiled.
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Feb 14th 2020, 3:38 PM
Attorney General: Decision to open fresh Stardust inquest drew on 'analogies' from Hillsborough disaster
48 young people died in the fire at the north Dublin nightclub almost four decades ago.
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Jan 12th 2020, 1:37 PM
'Please god we get closure once and for all': How Stardust families got the break they needed in 2019
After years of unsuccessfully seeking new inquiries, new inquests were ordered into the deaths of Stardust victims this year.
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Dec 27th 2019, 10:27 PM
'Devastating and important': Behind the scenes at the Stardust podcast as the fight for justice continued
Over the course of six months, TheJournal.ie produced the Stardust podcast. Here’s how.
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Dec 26th 2019, 12:00 PM
Need a new podcast for over the holidays? Here's how to listen to TheJournal.ie's Stardust
In a six episode series described as ‘devastating and important’ by The Guardian, TheJournal.ie will take you through the story from the start to the current day.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 9:30 PM
'I just thought, okay this is probably it': A survivor describes her experience in the Stardust that night
Linda Bishop was one of the clubgoers on the night of 13 February who spoke to the Stardust podcast.
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Nov 29th 2019, 10:56 AM
'We were the first emergency responders there ... it was chaos': A firefighter on rushing to the scene of Stardust fire
Dave Fitzgerald was among the first responders who were quick to the scene of the Stardust in the early hours of 14 February 1981.
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Nov 29th 2019, 10:55 AM
'Devastating and important': Behind the scenes at the Stardust podcast as the fight for justice continued
Over the course of months, TheJournal.ie produced the Stardust podcast. Here’s how.
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Nov 29th 2019, 10:55 AM
Christy Moore pays tribute to victims of Stardust fire
The singer-songwriter sang They Never Came Home on the Late Late Show.
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Nov 23rd 2019, 11:55 AM
'They just want it to go away but it won't': Sixth and final episode of Stardust out now
The sixth and final episode of Stardust is available now.
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Nov 14th 2019, 7:00 AM
'It's the worst scandal that remains unresolved': Stardust episode five out now
The fifth episode of Stardust looks at the Tribunal of Inquiry that followed the fire and how families organised their initial fight for justice.
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Nov 7th 2019, 7:00 AM
'All we were doing was going to funerals. All the Northside': Stardust episode four out now
The fourth episode of Stardust looks at the days and weeks immediately after the horrific tragedy.
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Oct 31st 2019, 7:00 AM
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