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# stardust

This year
2024
Inquest jury begins hearing evidence of cause of death of Stardust fire victims
10 Jan
9.4k
Not possible to perform 'any meaningful analysis' of effects of fire on Stardust victims, inquest hears
9 Jan
15.8k
Last year
2023
Stardust Inquest jury shown 'extremely graphic' material from night of fatal Stardust fire
14 Dec 2023
7.5k
Stardust survivor says fire spread 'like a flamethrower', inquest hears
13 Dec 2023
3.8k
Garda investigating Stardust fire cause found 'no evidence' fire started maliciously, inquest hears
11 Dec 2023
5.7k
Garda says officers treated Stardust site as one of 'catastrophe', but not as a 'crime scene'
8 Dec 2023
8.4k
Former senior firefighter tells Stardust inquest that blaze was 'an accelerated fire'
6 Dec 2023
6.6k
Firefighter tells Stardust inquest he found group of victims 'huddled together' on the dancefloor
1 Dec 2023
7.6k
Stardust survivor heard youth claim he knew who started the fire, inquest hears
30 Nov 2023
8.1k
Stardust survivor recalls watching nightclub roof collapse and realising her husband was dead
29 Nov 2023
5.8k
Stardust inquest hears how teen was trapped in toilets before being 'surrounded by fire'
29 Nov 2023
4.1k
Stardust survivor tells inquest friend who perished was not supposed to attend disco that night
27 Nov 2023
6.5k
Stardust deemed 'pretty horrendous' fire risk with 'highly combustible' materials, inquest hears
22 Nov 2023
5.3k
DJ assistant tells Stardust Inquest fuses up to 60 light boxes would run off four plugboards
21 Nov 2023
9.1k
Stardust: Inquest hears of survivor's 'life changing' injuries from the fire
17 Nov 2023
5.7k
Stardust ceiling was 'raining flames' causing ashtrays to ignite on tables below
16 Nov 2023
4.4k
Stardust witness tells inquest that doorman told him: 'They could not get out, the doors were padlocked'
11 Nov 2023
5.5k
Stardust survivor tells inquest fire was a 'monster' that was 'coming after you'
10 Nov 2023
4.2k
Stardust survivor says husband died in the blaze hours after celebrating daughter's first birthday
7 Nov 2023
7.9k
Stardust survivor tells inquest that patrons 'were trapped like rats trying to get out'
28 Oct 2023
5.3k
Stardust survivor tells inquest of watching a girl burn in the nightclub fire
26 Oct 2023
8.2k
Stardust patron tells inquest what she saw on night of fatal blaze was like 'looking into hell'
25 Oct 2023
5.3k
Stardust patron tells inquest of using his hands and arms to try put flames out
19 Oct 2023
4.6k
Witnesses say they saw exit doors chained and locked in Stardust nightclub on night of fire
18 Oct 2023
4.3k
Woman tells Stardust inquest she left club after 'piece of ceiling' fell on table on night of fire
17 Oct 2023
6.7k
Stardust patron saw material like 'melting plastic' coming from ceiling on night of fire, inquest hears
16 Oct 2023
4.8k
Stardust patron tells inquest he 'always felt it wasn't right' having carpet tiles on walls
12 Oct 2023
8.4k
'Everything just went quiet': Stardust patron gives emotional evidence about night of fire
11 Oct 2023
6.4k
Eamon Butterly tells Stardust inquest management at the club was not 'up to dealing with fire'
Updated 6 Oct 2023
14.8k
Former Stardust boss accepts he was told 'in no uncertain terms' not to lock and chain doors
5 Oct 2023
12.5k
Former Stardust manager tells inquest it was 'unsafe' to keep exit doors locked on disco nights
4 Oct 2023
5.4k
Former Stardust manager tells inquest he regrets ‘converting that factory into a nightclub'
28 Sep 2023
10.8k
Former Stardust boss 'agreed' with policy to keep exit doors locked for portion of nights
27 Sep 2023
8.2k
Former Stardust boss denies telling security guard exit doors were locked years before fire
26 Sep 2023
7.6k
Former Stardust boss denies 'throwing doorman under the bus' over locking of exit doors
Updated 22 Sep 2023
18.5k
Former Stardust manager gives evidence for the first time at inquests
21 Sep 2023
16.1k
Stardust waitress 'shocked' by statement quoting her saying exit doors were never chained shut
19 Sep 2023
13.0k
Local resident saw Stardust fire almost half an hour before alarm was raised, inquest hears
15 Sep 2023
8.3k
Former Stardust doorman denies he was ‘put up to’ telling gardaí he had opened the exits
14 Sep 2023
13.1k
Former Stardust doorman says attempts were made to 'scapegoat' him for doors being locked
13 Sep 2023
7.1k
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