Independent investigator to decide on new Stardust inquiry

The Government has reportedly agreed to appoint an independent investigator to decide if a new inquiry should be held into the 1981 Stardust disaster in Dublin.

Reports this morning say the investigator will be asked to consider the findings of the original tribunal into the fire and the new evidence that relatives of the victims claim to have uncovered.

The Stardust Victims Committee has been seeking a new tribunal for some time, claiming that new expert evidence disproves the original finding of probable arson.

Forty-eight people died on St Valentine's Day 1981 when a massive fire engulfed the Stardust nightclub in the Artane area of north Dublin.