40 years after the biggest fire disaster in the history of the State, an inquest jury has found that all the 48 victims who died at the Stardust nightclub were unlawfully killed.
Following deliberation for some 11 days, the panel of seven women and five men returned on Thursday afternoon to deliver their majority findings and verdicts to Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane.
The 48 young victims were aged between 16 and 27 and sadly lost their lives when a fire consumed the Artane venue in the early hours of February 14th, 1981.
The place erupted with applause followed by tears from the families and loved ones of the victims, who packed the Dublin District Coroner’s Court as the verdict was returned, with the verdict of unlawful killing applying to all 48 of the victims.
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