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2023
Stardust inquest hears former doorman said victims couldn't escape because 'doors were chained'
First firefighter on scene of Stardust fire had 'never seen anything like it', inquest hears
Doorman admitted front door of Stardust was locked and key removed on night of fatal fire
Stardust doorman tells inquest he cannot say if doors were unlocked on the night of the fire
Stardust doorman rejects claim that he blamed patrons for not being able to exit nightclub
Stardust doorman claims witnesses 'wrong' about seeing him kick padlock off exit door
Stardust inquest: Barman recalls his efforts to extinguish fire were futile
Stardust barman gives evidence for the first time of helping to save a girl from the fire
Stardust witness says 'all sorts of tall tales' told about what happened on the night of the fire
Stardust inquest: Witness heard 'screaming' as main doors were closed to prevent re-entry
Stardust floor manager thought fire was deliberately started so people could 'rob the bars'
Stardust witness allegedly heard speaking to person off camera about locked doors
Stardust floor manager told gardaí he heard Eamon Butterly say: 'The b*st**ds started a fire'
Stardust inquest hears from waitress who was collecting glasses when ceiling began to 'collapse'
Stardust doorman tells inquest of putting chains around exit doors to 'trick teenagers'
Witness tells Stardust inquest he used his bike lamp to help find keys to open a locked door
Witness tells Stardust inquest the outside door of club was locked when he went to leave
First witnesses give evidence on Stardust fire as inquests enter new phase
Stardust inquests hear that 'steel plates' were welded over toilet windows before fatal fire
Jury told of 'utmost importance' to families and wider public of Stardust inquests
'Treasured memories': Stardust portraits come to a close - but families face a long road ahead
'I think a part of all of us died that day': Final pen portraits read to Stardust inquests
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Couple tell inquest of feeling guilt after only child skipped wedding to attend Stardust dance
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'The dead cannot cry out for justice': State has failed families of Stardust victims, inquest hears
Woman whose parents died in the Stardust 'grew up in the shadow of disaster', inquest hears
Family want to reclaim loved one from 'devastation' of the Stardust, inquest hears
Toddler sat waiting for sister killed in Stardust fire to come home for months, inquest hears
Christy Moore reads pen portrait of Stardust victim on behalf of family at inquest hearing
Friend of Stardust victim tells inquest of seeing 'terrible things that nobody should ever see'
Stardust: One week in, here's what has happened in State's largest ever inquest
Sister of Stardust victim left with fear 'like a physical sickness', inquest hears
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Families of Stardust victims describe emotional toll of tragedy at inquest sitting
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'A very important morning': Fresh inquests into 1981 Stardust tragedy begin
Fresh inquests into Stardust nightclub tragedy due to begin on 19 April
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Fresh inquests into Stardust nightclub tragedy won't start before April 2023
Former Stardust owner fails in court claim to have unlawful killing verdict excluded at inquest