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# inquests

This year
2023
Former Stardust boss denies 'throwing doorman under the bus' over locking of exit doors
A large number of eyewitness accounts, some graphic, of people attempting to escape the club during the blaze were put to Mr Butterly.
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Sep 22nd 2023, 5:52 PM
Former Stardust manager gives evidence for the first time at inquests
Eamon Butterly is seen as crucial in determining the events of the night and the circumstances that led to the largest fire disaster in the history of the State.
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Sep 21st 2023, 6:48 PM
Stardust inquests hear that 'steel plates' were welded over toilet windows before fatal fire
At today’s sitting, the jury was presented with background facts or “agreed facts”.
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May 24th 2023, 5:10 PM
'I think a part of all of us died that day': Final pen portraits read to Stardust inquests
Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said “there was extreme sadness, of course, but occasional humour, which was equally moving given the loss that has been experienced.
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May 18th 2023, 6:21 PM
The Stardust Inquests: Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates
We’re bringing you the latest from the inquests as they happen, in a sensitive manner and a careful eye for detail.
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May 18th 2023, 11:55 AM
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We’re bringing you the latest from the inquests as they happen, in a sensitive manner and a careful eye for detail.
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May 12th 2023, 11:36 AM
Sister of Stardust victim searched 'for days' before body was identified through a watch
The fourth day of the Stardust inquest is taking place this afternoon.
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Apr 28th 2023, 3:38 PM
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Apr 27th 2023, 4:20 PM
The Stardust Inquests: Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates
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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Apr 25th 2023, 6:00 PM
‘A living nightmare’: Stardust families recall night they lost their loved ones as inquests begin
The inquests’ jury heard pen portraits of Michael Barrett and Carol Bissett today.
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Apr 25th 2023, 5:44 PM
'A very important morning': Fresh inquests into 1981 Stardust tragedy begin
The Stardust tragedy saw 48 young people killed and over 200 people injured.
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Apr 25th 2023, 12:51 PM
Last year
2022
Stardust manager seeks judicial review ahead of inquests into fire deaths of 48 people
Eamon Butterly had sought a ruling to preclude the possible verdict of unlawful killing.
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Feb 25th 2022, 10:31 AM
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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
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
Call for reform of 'inadequate' coroner system after families experience long delays in investigations
A new report has criticised the current system.
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Apr 21st 2021, 3:20 PM
'Is she dead or alive?': Call for inquests into deaths at mother and baby homes
One Tuam survivor told the Oireachtas Children’s Committee he wants to know if his sister is buried at the site, or still alive.
Inquests must be carried out into all deaths at mother and baby homes, Oireachtas told
One Tuam survivor wants to know if his sister is buried at the site, or still alive
Ireland 'must meet its domestic and international human rights obligations'
'There can be no more messing about': Push for law to allow exhumations at mother and baby homes
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Apr 14th 2021, 6:00 PM
'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
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
Fresh Stardust inquests confirmed to take place in Dublin Castle early next year
A dedicated website in relation to the new inquests has now been set up with the pre-inquest hearing due to commence in September.
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Aug 5th 2020, 7:21 PM
11th-hour plea made for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to give evidence at inquests
A lawyer for the victim’s families told the court today: “It is not too late to tell the truth.”
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Dec 9th 2019, 5:28 PM
'It was the biggest show on our side really': Episode one of Stardust out now
In episode one, we take a look at what Ireland – and Dublin – was like at the beginning of the 1980s.
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Oct 10th 2019, 5:15 PM
Stardust: 'These families were spectators but today they enter the ring in their own fight for justice'
At an emotional press conference today, families of the Stardust fire victims reacted to the new inquests for their loved ones.
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Sep 26th 2019, 8:00 PM
'We are here for all the women whose names we do not know and for whom no inquest was ever held'
The Independents 4 Change TD was speaking as the Dáil passed legislation which would make inquests into maternal deaths mandatory.
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May 16th 2019, 11:52 AM
'We want the truth': New inquests into Birmingham pub bombings begin
The attack on two pubs came at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Feb 25th 2019, 11:15 PM
Hospitals will be required to report all maternal deaths under a new law
Legislation on this issue was proposed by Independents4Change TD Clare Daly and the government said its new bill incorporates the amendments she sought.
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Jul 22nd 2018, 4:00 PM
Taoiseach 'disappointed' Holles Street wants to go to court to stop inquiry into death of pregnant woman
Malak Thawley died in 2016 during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy.
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Feb 6th 2018, 6:13 PM
'I probably wasn't the best man for the job on the day,' says Hillsborough police chief
David Duckenfield is giving evidence at the new inquests into the death of 96 Liverpool fans at Hillsborough.
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Mar 10th 2015, 11:50 AM
Save grieving families from 'trial-like' suicide inquests: Console
Suicide-prevention charity says Ireland should look to Scotland to help suffering relatives.
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Sep 10th 2014, 11:17 PM
Boost for Hillsborough families as new inquests to be held close to home
The coroner Lord Justice Goldring made the announcement this evening.
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May 2nd 2013, 7:36 PM
Hillsborough families to attend pre-inquest hearing today
The pre-inquest hearing at London’s High Court is likely to set a date and location for the full inquests into the death of 96 people at Sheffield’s Hillsborough stadium 24 years ago.
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Apr 25th 2013, 6:30 AM