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Stardust jury reach majority verdict

Summary

Almost a year after the inquests into the deaths of the 48 victims of the Stardust nightclub fire began, the jury in the Dublin District Coroner's Court told coroner Dr Myra Cullinane that they had reached a majority verdict, which will be delivered tomorrow. The jury, composed of seven women and five men, had been unable to reach a unanimous verdict after 11 days of deliberations into the circumstances of the deaths that occurred when fire swept through the Stardust nightclub on the early hours of 14 February 1981. Dr Cullinane explained that the law allows a majority verdict when at least seven jurors agree, and she confirmed that the jury had indeed reached such a verdict. She deferred the announcement of the verdicts and findings to allow administrative matters to be addressed and to give interested parties and family members the opportunity to attend court or observe the proceedings online.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Stardust jury reach majority verdict. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• February 14, 1981 Other
• 2024-04-17 Publication

Why: Dr Cullinane said that, because this is not a trial but rather inquests, she wished to defer the announcement of their verdicts and findings to attend to certain administrative matters. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report