Stardust manager denies there was 'some resistance' to making venue a safe place

Eamon Butterly told Dublin District Coroner’s Court 'we thought it was one of the safest places around'

Eamon Butterly at Dublin District Coroner’s Court. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The man who managed the Stardust nightclub in north Dublin has denied there was “some resistance” to making the venue a safe place, and said "we thought it was one of the safest places around”.

Eamon Butterly, whose family owned the complex that also included a pub and food factory, told the Dublin District Coroner’s Court that it would have been up to Dublin Corporation — now the City Council — to inform him the carpet tiles that were put on the walls should not be used.