'Their names will never be forgotten,' says President at special reception for Stardust victims

President Michael D Higgins (third from right) and his wife Sabina (centre) with solicitor, Darragh Mackin and the Stardust legal team and Antoinette Keegan (third from left) at Aras an Uachtarain to honour the memory of those who died in the Stardust fire. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the bereaved families of those who died in the Stardust fire, saying they have “ensured that their names will never be forgotten”.

At a special reception at Áras an Uachtaráin on Wednesday to honour the Stardust victims, the president said that for too long the families had been “let down by the State”.