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Last April, fresh inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 fire began. They concluded today as the jury returned its verdicts

Last April, fresh inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 fire began. They concluded today as the jury returned its verdicts

The inquest into the deaths of 48 people in a fire at the Stardust nightclub on February 14th, 1981 was the longest in the history of the State

The inquest into the deaths of 48 people in a fire at the Stardust nightclub on February 14th, 1981 was the longest in the history of the State

The inquest into the deaths of 48 people in a fire at the Stardust nightclub on February 14th, 1981 was the longest in the history of the State

The inquest into the deaths of 48 people in a fire at the Stardust nightclub on February 14th, 1981 was the longest in the history of the State

A Stardust survivor has told an inquest how her friend who died in the fire was not supposed to attend the club that night and said she could not walk down the road where she lived for a decade afterwards because "we promised her Mammy that she’d come home”.

Patricia O’Connor said she still hears the cries of people calling for their parents as they tried to escape.

Inquest at Dublin coroner’s court hears it was recommended the nightclub be turned down for cover in 1979 and 1981

Another witness told the Dublin District Coroner’s Court jury how she began to pray after becoming trapped in the nightclub and was rescued by ...