Taoiseach says State 'rubbed salt in the wounds' of Stardust families as he delivers formal apology
Simon Harris told the families today that the State failed them when they needed it most.
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Simon Harris told the families today that the State failed them when they needed it most.
This was not a test of his decision-making – it was a test of his ability to perform as Taoiseach
Stardust survivor Antoinette Keegan, who lost two sisters in the fire, has hit out at Fianna Fáil TD Seán Haughey after he addressed the Dáil today following the Taoiseach’s state apology to the families.
The families of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 blaze at a Dublin nightclub fought for more than four decades to get justice. This is their story
The Stardust was a disaster waiting to happen due to the persistent failure of successive governments to deal with fire safety in buildings to which the public had access — notably discos, hotels, pubs and nightclubs. And much of the blame for this lack of action lay with senior officials at the Department of Local Government.