Tributes paid to Stardust victims on 40th anniversary of Valentine’s Day tragedy

Antoinette Keegan at a memorial to mark the 40th anniversary of the Stardust Disco fire (PA)
Antoinette Keegan at a memorial to mark the 40th anniversary of the Stardust Disco fire (PA)

Tributes have been paid to the 48 victims of the Stardust nightclub fire on the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.

A fresh inquiry into the events at the Artane nightclub on Valentine’s Day 1981 is to take place at Dublin Castle later this year, following years of campaigning by victims families.

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