Attorney General to grant new inquest into Stardust blaze

The families and survivors of the 1981 Stardust fire in Dublin have received confirmation from the Attorney General that he will grant a new inquest into the blaze that killed 48 people.

Latest: The Attorney General, Seamus Woulfe, has confirmed that a fresh inquest will be held into the 48 deaths at the Stardust fire, Artane on 14 February 1981.

In a major breakthrough for the families of the victims, the potential for fresh inquests opens the possibility for the circumstances of the St Valentine's night tragedy, which claimed the lives of 48 young people, to be re-investigated.