Stardust inquests return unlawful killing verdicts for 48

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A Dublin District Coroner’s Court jury returned unlawful killing verdicts for the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire on 18 April 2024.

The inquests examined the circumstances of the fire at the north Dublin nightclub on 14 February 1981. Lawyers for bereaved families had urged the jury to return unlawful killing verdicts during closing submissions.