Victim's families hopeful of prosecution as Gardaí send fresh file to DPP over Stardust blaze

Families of victims of the Stardust nightclub fire are hoping they will at last see a criminal prosecution after gardaí completed a fresh investigation into aspects of the disaster 35 years ago

Detectives at Coolock in Dublin last week sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions following a review of evidence from the Valentine’s Night fire that killed 48 young people and injured more than 200 others in 1981.

Gardaí would not comment on the file except to confirm its completion. In a statement they said: “Gardaí at Coolock have recently forwarded a file to the Office of DPP in relation to this ongoing investigation. It would be inappropriate to discuss correspondence from An Garda Síochána and the office of the DPP.”