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Sunday 25 October 2020
Families welcomed the beginning of this long-awaited process outside Dublin District Coroner’s Court today.
We will be bringing you the latest from the inquests as they happen, in a sensitive manner and a careful eye for detail.
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.
Christine’s tireless work alongside the families of other victims laid the foundations for the new inquests for the victims of the fire.
Our six-part documentary podcast picked up a Torc Award in a virtual ceremony this evening.
The podcast won gold at the New York Festivals Radio Awards earlier this week.
The longform six-part documentary podcast got the nod last night at the prestigious awards.
The six-part podcast has been nominated in the Celtic Media Festival and New York Radio Festival awards.
The local community and beyond turned up this week to mark the 39th anniversary of the Stardust fire.
A permanent plaque listing all 48 names was unveiled.
48 young people died in the fire at the north Dublin nightclub almost four decades ago.
After years of unsuccessfully seeking new inquiries, new inquests were ordered into the deaths of Stardust victims this year.
Over the course of six months, TheJournal.ie produced the Stardust podcast. Here’s how.
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.
Linda Bishop was one of the clubgoers on the night of 13 February who spoke to the Stardust podcast.
Dave Fitzgerald was among the first responders who were quick to the scene of the Stardust in the early hours of 14 February 1981.
Over the course of months, TheJournal.ie produced the Stardust podcast. Here’s how.
The singer-songwriter sang They Never Came Home on the Late Late Show.
The sixth and final episode of Stardust is available 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.
The fourth episode of Stardust looks at the days and weeks immediately after the horrific tragedy.
The events of the fire itself and the efforts from emergency services who rushed to the scene are described in episode three.
The second episode of Stardust delves into the stories of those who went there that night and the history of the building in Artane.
In episode one, we take a look at what Ireland – and Dublin – was like at the beginning of the 1980s.
TheJournal.ie is launching a major six-part series on the 1981 Stardust fire.
At an emotional press conference today, families of the Stardust fire victims reacted to the new inquests for their loved ones.
48 people died in the Stardust fire in Artane, north Dublin on 14 February 1981.
Families of the victims have urged the Attorney General to grant new inquests, but that decision has been delayed a number of times.
Campaigners submitted documents supporting their calls for new inquests to the Office of the Attorney General last month.
Families of victims of the fire today called for local election candidates to back their calls for a memorial at the site.
The government has ruled out new inquiries into the fire, but the Stardust Victims Committee have renewed their calls in recent weeks.
New documents have been submitted to the Attorney General.
Witnesses have claimed that the fire broke out in a completely different part of the nightclub than previous tribunals stated.
A total of 48 people died in the fire.
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
Colm Butterly owes more than €170,000 on a mortgage to EBS.
The government agreed an independent person would review the new evidence Stardust victims’ families say has recently been discovered.
Families say new evidence has come to light and are calling for a new inquiry into the 1981 fire.
The submission details all the “errors and omissions” of both the Keane Tribunal and the Coffey Review of the 1981 fire tragedy.
WE’RE JUST OVER 10 days out from what has been called one of the most important US presidential elections ever.
The United States will vote on 3 November on whether to back four more years of a Donald Trump presidency or opt for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
TheJournal.ie will have you covered on the night itself and throughout the following day as results pour in.
Today, we want to know: Will you stay up to watch the US election?
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Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
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