Stardust victims’ families surprised at Lidl planning bid

RELATIVES of the victims of the Stardust tragedy have expressed surprise that a supermarket group has applied to build an outlet on the site of the 1981 inferno, in which 48 people died.

German discount group Lidl has applied to Dublin County Council for planning permission to develop a 1,921sq m store at the Butterly Business Park on Kilmore Road in Artane.

Labour TD Aodhán Ó Riordáin said the application would confuse residents as Bord Pleanála is considering a separate application to develop a large mixed business and residential complex on the same site.