Long-awaited Stardust inquest to begin in April

Gardaí survey the scene of the Stardust fire disaster in 1981.

The long-awaited new inquests into the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire will commence on April 19, families have been told.

At the 17th pre-inquest hearing this afternoon, Dublin city coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said that the jury will be empanelled on April 17 before proceedings formally get underway two days later.