48 victims of Stardust fire were unlawfully killed, jury finds

A man prays at the site of the 1981 Stardust disaster in Artane. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The 48 young people who died in the Stardust fire of February 1981 were unlawfully killed, a landmark jury verdict has found amidst emotional scenes at Dublin District Coroner’s Court.

The jury returned its verdicts today after roughly 40 hours of deliberations with the foreman saying it had reached the same verdict into the deaths of each individual.