Stardust disaster inquest to begin in September after death of long-time campaigner

Christine Keegan, who lost two daughters in the fire at the Stardust nightclub on Saint Valentines Day in 1981, in which forty eight people died. Photo: RollingNews.ie

The inquest into the Stardust fire disaster will begin in Dublin Castle in September.

The coroner has come under increased pressure in recent weeks to launch the inquest, which was granted last year, after the death of Christine Keegan, whose daughters Mary and Martina died in the blaze.