Famous figures may help fund Stardust fire inquiry

The Stardust Victims Committee, which represents the families of the 48 people killed on St Valentine’s night, 1981, is determined to discover the truth behind the tragedy.

The group is hoping that well-known stars will provide signed jerseys and other memorabilia for a charity auction to cover the €10,000 cost of a new Stardust report by electrical and forensic experts. There are 46 boxes of evidence from the tragedy still stored in the Customs House in Dublin.

“The Government has agreed that if we come back with new evidence, they will establish an inquiry. I lost two sisters in that fire and I want to find out what happened, to bring closure,” spokeswoman Antoinette Keegan said.